the booster dose will be mandatory for caregivers and firefighters from January 30

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“We will strengthen the vaccination obligation of caregivers and firefighters by integrating the third dose [au schéma vaccinal complet] from January 30 “, said Minister of Health Olivier Véran, Saturday, December 18. “We do not want, as in Scotland, that we have 25 to 30% of caregivers who could not work because they are in contact and therefore in quarantine”, specified the minister on France inter.

Elsewhere in Europe, restrictions are increasing, between reestablishing gauges, canceling festivities or closing cultural venues, with increased pressure on the unvaccinated. Follow our live.

Bars and restaurants closed in Ireland. Bars, pubs and restaurants will have to close from 8 p.m. from Sunday until the end of January.

Closure of leisure facilities in Denmark. The country recorded vendedi a new absolute record of 11,000 cases including 2,500 Omicron, and will close on Sunday and for a month its theaters, cinemas and concert halls, but also its amusement parks and museums.

No festive gatherings in France. The government has asked town halls to cancel concerts or fireworks scheduled for New Year’s Eve.

Compelling grounds re-established with United Kingdom. France is restoring from this Saturday the obligation of “compelling reasons” for travelers from and to the United Kingdom, which recorded for the third consecutive day a new record of contaminations, with 93,045 cases.

France and Denmark at “high risk”. Germany, which on Friday classified France and Denmark as areas of “high-risk” infections, will impose a period of quarantine on unvaccinated travelers from these countries. From Sunday, the measure will also apply to travelers from Norway, Lebanon and Andorra.

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