► Health pass: for an extension beyond November 15th?
A bill to extend the health passport beyond November 15th “Is in development and will be presented on October 13th in the Council of Ministers “, announced the entourage of Jean Castex on Monday 20th September. Adopted on the night of July 25th to 26th, the health pass is valid until November 15th. To go further, a new vote is required.
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Government spokesman Gabriel Attal underlined the improvement of the epidemic situation on Sunday and spoke of one ” Consideration “ to the “Adjust rules” to “The development of the local situation”. For his part, President Emmanuel Macron said he was ready on Thursday to “Remove certain restrictions” by doing “Areas where the virus circulates less quickly”without specifying a schedule.
► The USA will reopen its borders to travelers in November
The US is leaving “Beginning of November” all travelers from abroad, provided they are fully vaccinatedagainst Covid-19the White House announced on Monday. Travelers must also get tested and wear a mask within three days of traveling to the United States. The White House did not immediately announce which vaccines would be recognized to allow entry of travelers.
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Washington is lifting heavy burdensome restrictions since March 2020 to travelers who come in particular from the European Union, the United Kingdom or China and are later applied for in India or Brazil.
► Health passport will soon be mandatory for entry into the Vatican
Access to the Vatican will subject to the health passport from 1is Octoberthe state announced on Monday in an order dated Saturday. The only tolerated exception concerns “People who take part in liturgical celebrations during the time strictly necessary for the performance of the rite”.
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Pope Francis himself is at the origin of the ordinance, enacted “To take all necessary measures to prevent, control and manage the health crisis”. The Vatican is thus following the rules adopted in Italy, where the government decided to generalize the requirement of identification in the workplace, both in the public and in the private sector, from October 15th.
► Pfizer-BioNTech Announces Its Vaccine Is “Safe” For 5-11 Year Olds
Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 is ” for sure “ and “Well tolerated” by children aged 5 to 11 years and the correct dosage triggers an immune response “robust”, according to the results of a study announced by the laboratories on Monday. The two companies plan to submit this data to the authorities ” as quickly as possible “.
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The laboratories found that the side effects of the vaccine affected this age group “Generally comparable” to those seen in people aged 16 to 25 yearswho received a higher dose vaccine. Both companies expect a publication “From the fourth trimester” Results for ages 2-5 years and 6 months-2 years who received two injections of 3 micrograms.
► India resumes vaccine exports in October
India will resume vaccine exports in October, the Ministry of Health announced on Monday. Over 300 million vaccine doses is expected to be produced in October and a billion in the last three months of the year.
→ INVESTIGATION. Covid-19: Poor countries are still waiting for Covax vaccines
The country with the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, was one of the main providers of the Covax program. However, exports were suspended in April when the country’s need for vaccine doses exploded amid a surge in Covid cases. On Friday, the record number of 22 million doses were administered in a special campaign for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
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