Wednesday, December 22, 2021
France’s health authority has approved COVID-19 jabs for children five to 11 years old. Vaccinations for kids who are at risk for severe COVID-19 began last week.
It comes as the government urged people to get tested and keep holiday gatherings small amid high infections due to COVID-19.
Prime Minister Jean Castex said that in the new year the “health pass” will turn into a “vaccine pass” with more restrictions on people who are unvaccinated.
The government has not ruled out going “beyond” the current measures in the event of a “very strong resumption of the epidemic linked to the Omicron variant”, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday.
According to the government spokesman, France is entering “a period of turbulence with Omicron”, noting that this variant of the coronavirus is resulting in “a flood of contaminations” in the United Kingdom.
In Paris, the mayor’s office announced on Saturday (December 18) that the fireworks and concerts planned on the famous avenue des Champs-Elysées for New Year’s Eve have been cancelled. Castex asked all other mayors to consider cancelling their plans for public celebrations on December 31 as well.
France already closed nightclubs from Friday (December 10) for four weeks in an effort to curb rapidly rising COVID-19 infections.
From 15 January, all adults will need a booster jab at least seven months after being fully vaccinated in order to keep their health passes. From mid-December, people over the age of 65 will need one to have their health passes extended.
And from 30 January, all caregivers and fire-fighters in France will have to receive a third dose.
Some 76.8 per cent of France’s 67.4 million people are fully vaccinated, according to the latest figures.
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