Many countries, including France, are facing a fifth wave of the epidemic. Follow all the news related to Covid-19 in France and around the world.
07:30
A new step in the fight against Covid-19. From this Wednesday, December 22, the vaccination of children from 5 to 11 years old is made possible. In total, 5.7 million children are affected. It is therefore all those between 5 and 11 years old, knowing that the vaccination is already open to 12-17 year olds since June 15.
Note that the process was also open since December 15 to the youngest likely to have a severe form of Covid-19 or living under the same roof as an immunocompromised person.
07:21
Two union representatives mobilized against the vaccine obligation in Martinique, including the president of the federation of independent taxis of Martinique, Alain Decaille died from the Covid, AFP learned Tuesday from hospital services. According to union sources, they would have been contaminated during a working meeting with the prefecture, like other participants including the prefect of Martinique, Stanislas Cazelles.
07:03
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that all Israelis over 60 and medical staff would be entitled to a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, after consulting with a panel of experts.
6:20 a.m.
The life expectancy of Americans fell by more than a year and a half in 2020 compared to the previous year, an unprecedented drop for 75 years, largely linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. The life expectancy of Americans at birth has increased from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 years in 2020, according to final figures from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), which had previously released provisional data. last July. Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020, with 350,000 deaths – behind cardiovascular disease and cancer.