In the middle of the campaign for the third dose of vaccine, at the time of the fifth wave of Covid-19, government spokesman Gabriel Attal wants to continue to be a model student by giving of his person. The politician wanted to show his “absolute confidence in all vaccines offered“against Covid-19, even by mixing Pfizer and Moderna, by itself receiving a Moderna booster dose. He chose to do it in front of the cameras in a vaccination center in the Velizy 2 shopping complex, in the Paris region. Gabriel Attal was pleased to see the campaign “gain momentum“with a” record “of 780,000 injections Friday, AFP said.”Every day, hundreds of thousands of vaccination slots are added to the platforms“appointment, he said.
The young collaborator of Jean Castex recalled with a dose of the Moderna vaccine. The latter causes mistrust, due to the fact that it is authorized only from the age of 30 because of an increased risk of myocarditis (a cardiac inflammation) and vis-à-vis the reticenves vis-à-vis the mix between the vaccines used for the different doses. Gabriel Attal thus stressed that he had been vaccinated with Pfizer before receiving a booster with Moderna, and that he was 32 years old, almost the age threshold for the latter. The spokesperson called for a “absolute confidence in all vaccines offered“, Pfizer and Moderna, which use the same messenger RNA technology. The mix”does not represent a risk, and studies even show a little better protection“with different vaccines,” he argued.
In a new opinion from the Scientific Council dated December 13, it is recommended to limit the number of participants in family reunions but also to be tested the day before or on Christmas day. Indeed, the authority notes that the rapid resumption of the epidemic in the territory and the recent opening to the third dose means that the recall will not have collective effects “from mid-January 2022In addition, he warns that vaccination will not be enough to stem this wave – still carried by the Delta variant: Tests, ventilation, limited number of guests and barrier gestures must be combined with vaccines to contain as much as possible the cases of Covid-19 during the Christmas holidays. Regarding the professional framework, it is recommended that companies cancel “at once“all the events planned for December and ask the collaborators”who can, to favor teleworking “.
Finally, referring to the threat that the Omicron variant could pose, the scientists suggest that this variant could “circulate in Europe faster than initially expected by gradually replacing the Delta variant in the first weeks of 2022“The Omicron variant is considered to be more contagious than the Delta, but less dangerous. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sounded the alarm bells to”tsunami“Omicron.