COVID. On the eve of Christmas Eve, concern grows on the side of the government and health authorities in the face of the number of new cases of Covid-19. The 84,000 recorded in the last 24 hours is a record. New measures are called for.
11:35 – Analysis laboratories overwhelmed, the time taken to obtain Covid screening results extended
At the microphone of Franceinfo this Thursday, December 23, the president of the national union of biologists, François Blanchecotte, warned the French: “If you come on the afternoon of the 24th or in the evening you will not necessarily have your result even if we have succeeded in reducing delays less than 7 hours, it is difficult. We must therefore do it today [jeudi]. “He also specified that currently, the average time to obtain the result of a PCR test was less than 24 hours in 95% of cases. And in less than 12 hours in 85% of cases.
As a reminder, 6 million Covid-19 screening tests in France per week, on average, are carried out.
11:19 – The PS group adopts, “in principle”, the vaccination pass
Guest ofEurope 1 this Wednesday, December 23, the president of the Socialist Party (PS) group in the National Assembly, Valérie Rabaul, announced that her group would vote “in principle” for the bill transforming the health pass into a vaccination pass, but waits to see the text.
On the other hand, the president of the PS group denounced a “hypocrisy” and “a sleight of hand” on the introduction of the vaccine pass in business. And to specify: “If there is no agreement of the social partners, we will not vote it”, she hammered, recalling that the discussions between the executive and the group did not allow to reach a consensus on the subject. As a reminder, the government does not intend to include in the text the introduction of the vaccination pass in business; it could, however, be introduced via an amendment by a majority deputy.
11:09 – Self-tests are around 70% reliable
On Franceinfo, Gilles Bonnefond, president of the Union of trade unions of dispensing pharmacists, indicated that the self-tests are reliable at around 70%, “provided that the sample is taken very correctly”, he warned, however. And to recall that the Scientific Council recommended to “practice a self-test the same day for the Christmas holidays”.
10:57 – Another record of Covid-19 contamination in France
Public Health France announced this Wednesday, December 22, a new record for new cases of Covid-19 in France: 184,272 new contaminations were recorded in 24 hours, a figure up 28% compared to the previous Wednesday.
10:48 – One and the same vaccine against Covid-19 and the flu?
In his interview with West France, the CEO of Moderna France, Sandra Fournier, indicated that the objective of her laboratory, “at 12 months, is to have a booster combining influenza and Covid, and at 18 months a Covid-flu-syncytial booster. We have shown in animal models that the combination of the three vaccines has no negative effect on immunogenicity. ” And to add: “It could be offered to adults to protect children.”
10:41 – The CEO of Moderna France calls for a recall with the Moderna vaccine
Near West France, Sandra Fournier assured that the booster with a dose of Moderna’s anti-Covid vaccine was the best solution to best protect against the coronavirus: “All the scientific data show the interest of a booster with our vaccine. Administer a other vaccine than the primary vaccine, making this heterogeneous vaccination schedule is recommended by the European Medicines Agency “, she assured.
10:31 – Moderna is working on a “vaccine candidate” against the Omicron variant
In an interview given to West France, Sandra Fournier, general manager of Moderna in France and Belgium, indicated that the company was working on “a vaccine candidate against Omicron”. Already “in preclinical trial (on animals)”, she assures, “the clinical trial can start in early 2022 and could be submitted for approval in the second half of 2022”, she added.
10:14 – Emmanuel Macron sends a message of support to caregivers
In his tweet on the occasion of the end of the year celebrations, Emmanuel Macron also sent a message of support to caregivers: “To those mobilized to treat, protect us: thank you,” he wrote.
10:09 – Emmanuel Macron gives recommendations for the end of the year celebrations
On Twitter, this Thursday, December 23, Emmanuel Macron recalled the recommendations for spending the most serene possible end-of-year celebrations: “To those who will have the joy of being together with their family for Christmas: barrier gestures, a preventive test to reassure, and in the event of a symptom, we isolate ourselves, we alert, “he hammered. And to add: “Let’s take care of each other.”
09:59 – “80%” of Covid patients in intensive care at AP-HP are “unvaccinated”, according to Rémi Salomon
On December 23, Rémi Salomon also reported the figures relating to hospitalizations on RTL, affirming that the “unvaccinated” “embolize” the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, which observes, to date, “80% of unvaccinated” in intensive care.
09:48 – Rémi Salomon points to the unvaccinated people who say they fear the side effects of the anti-Covid vaccine
At the microphone of RTL, Rémi Salomon argued against those who say they fear the side effects of vaccination: “Yes, there are some small side effects [au vaccin contre le Covid-19], but there is nothing serious. When I am told about the side effects of the vaccine, I want to tell people ‘Come and see the hospital for the side effects of Covid’. Entire families are affected and some, who have made Covid less severe, have long-term effects. “
09:41 – A 6th wave before January?
On RTL, Rémi Salomon indicated that the 6th wave, caused by the Omicron variant, will arrive “probably in January, if not a little before.”
09:35 – “We have never seen such a contagious virus”, alert Rémi Salomon
Guest of RTL this December 23, Rémi Salomon alerted to the strong contagiousness of the Omicron variant: “We have never seen a virus as contagious as this one, it is spreading like wildfire. In less than three weeks, it replaced Delta in some countries. In France, the change is taking place: it is already the majority in the Paris region, in the coming days, it will be the majority in France. There will be almost only Omicron in January “, he assured.
09:28 – Omicron: few serious forms but more cases of contamination, therefore an increase in hospitalizations
Guest of RTL this Thursday, December 23, Rémi Salomon, president of the Medical Establishment Commission of the AP-HP, indicated that, if Omicron seemed to trigger fewer serious forms, his contagiousness risked weighing this characteristic: “Even if there is has a little less severe cases, there will be so many cases in total that there will be a pretty big, if not very big, increase in the number of patients in hospitals. “
09:16 – 3rd dose of AstraZeneca “significantly” increases antibodies against Omicron
This Thursday, December 23, in a communicated, AstraZeneca announced that the levels of neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant were, after a booster dose with the Vaxzevria its anti-Covid vaccine, similar to the levels achieved after two doses against the Delta variant. This result is based on a study conducted by Oxford University, the statement said.
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According to the latest data from Public Health France, communicated Wednesday, December 22, the seven-day average continues to increase, exceeding 56,883 new cases. In the past 24 hours, 170 people have died from Covid-19 in hospital. The incidence rate also continues to increase over the past 24 hours and is now 550.43 new contaminations per 100,000 inhabitants, ie 4.58 points more than the day before. Here is the detailed report:
According to last epidemiological point of Public Health France (SPF), published Thursday, December 16, “the progression of the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 continued, with hospital indicators still on the rise”. On average, almost 48,700 cases were diagnosed each day and the incidence rate was 508 positive cases per 100,000 population in many regions – the incidence rate therefore exceeded those of the peaks of 2nd, 3rd and 4th wave.
Follow the evolution of the coronavirus in your town using the map below. Click on a department to display the list of municipalities. Also find all the details on this mapping and the full point by city and by department in our article on the Covid map in France.
Since mid-October 2020, Public Health France has been communicating incidence data (number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants) at the municipal level. The figures are at this stage communicated according to a scale (10, 20, 50, 150, 250, 500, 1000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). The data are expressed on a rolling week, which means that they are calculated on a day D from the tests carried out between 3 and 9 days previously. To access information relating to the coronavirus in your town, enter its name into the search engine or click on its department in the map below.
As a reminder, the incidence rate corresponds to the number of new cases of Covid-19 over a period of one week, compared to the total population of a territory (country, region, department or municipality). This indicator is generally expressed in number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The screening rate gives the number of people who have tested for the coronavirus out of the total number of inhabitants, during the period. It is also expressed most often on 100,000 inhabitants. Finally, the test positivity rate gives the percentage of positive tests for the coronavirus, compared to the total number of tests carried out over the period.