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Vaccination of 5-11 year olds at risk, reinforced health protocol in schools, closure of nightclubs for four weeks … Here is what to remember from the new measures announced last night by the government to counter the fifth wave of the epidemic .
After the announcements of Jean Castex and Olivier Véran on the health situation, ask us your questions and find our answers in our dedicated direct.
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2:07 p.m. : A big thank you to my colleague Louis Boy. If you have any further questions, I will try to answer you.
2:04 p.m. : It is time for me to leave this live, but Benoît will continue to answer you. You can find all the answers to your questions about yesterday’s announcements in our dedicated direct. Good day !
2:02 p.m. : Hello @ Marylène. There were no new announcements regarding the health pass yesterday. From January 15, that of people between 18 and 65 years old will no longer be valid, but only if their last dose or contamination was more than 7 months ago. If you have been vaccinated for less time, you are not affected.
1:53 p.m. : Hello @Delugovan. For the moment, the Haute Autorité de santé only recommends the vaccination of the 5-11 year-olds most “fragile”, who “present a risk of developing a severe form of the disease and of dying” . It is for them that it will become possible on December 15. In its opinion, you will find a detailed quantified assessment of the cases of Covid-19 at this age: the HAS concludes that they are rare but possible, “especially in children with comorbidities”. It is therefore this risk that is put forward to justify their vaccination.
That of other children aged 5 to 11 is being considered by the government, but only if another opinion from the HAS and that of the National Consultative Ethics Committee, expected soon, are favorable. The High Authority for Health explains that it will take into account many elements, including the benefit / risk given the few serious forms at this age, and the effectiveness of this measure. “on transmission” virus (by looking at countries that already do). The two factors you mention will therefore be evaluated.
13:47 : Hello, do we have any figures on hospitalizations or the development of severe forms for children aged 5-12? Isn’t vaccination for this age group more to limit transmission by children than to prevent them from serious forms? Thank you.
13:26 : Hello @Sunshine. The Haute Autorité de Santé has recommended that vaccination be extended to the most vulnerable 5-11 year olds under the same conditions as the rest of the population, except for the dose of vaccine administered, which will correspond to one third of that adults. The advice on how long to wait to get vaccinated after contamination will therefore be the same.
In addition, there is currently no question of imposing the health pass on this age group, and even less of making vaccination compulsory. The question of losing the health pass six months after contamination will therefore not arise for your child if he is not vaccinated.
1:17 p.m. : Hello. Will the period between COVID and the vaccination of children also be a maximum of 6 months or can we hope for a slightly longer period in order to benefit from “natural” immunity?
12h58 : Hello @TeoLavabo. Jean Castex yesterday urged not to organize business jars by the end of the year, and the Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne repeated it this morning on LCI: “We must avoid all the moments when we find ourselves many without a mask, it is to be avoided in the coming weeks.” The wording is eloquent, however: it is a question of a “order”, but at no time was a ban on these gatherings by law mentioned. Your company party is strongly discouraged, but there is no indication that it will be illegal.
In addition, I remind you that the law prohibits requiring a health pass to access a place where it is not usually mandatory. If your party is being held at your company premises rather than in a bar, you will not be able to ask guests for the pass or a negative test.
12h58 : Hello FI, is it legal to organize a company party without wearing a mask with health pass + negative antigen test as entry conditions?
12:45 p.m. : Hello @Laure. I am responsible for answering you. The government has not yet announced the opening of the recall campaign for minors. The High Authority for Health, whose executive follows the advice, only authorized it from the age of 18 at present. The government simply assured that 12-17 year olds would not lose their health pass, since they do not have access to the booster.
12:43 : Hello Valentine, what about the booster dose for 12-17 year olds? I do not believe I have heard anything from the government on this matter. Thank you for your work.
12:42 : Hello . Jean Castex and Olivier Véran did not mention the sports halls yesterday, for which nothing has changed: they remain open, and the mask is not compulsory during practice. The only closure measure concerns discotheques, where it is notably justified by the fact that “wearing a mask is extremely difficult there”, explained Jean Castex. We could make the same observation in sports halls.
On the other hand, the recent results of the study by the Institut Pasteur on the sites of contamination did not indicate a higher risk for people practicing a sporting activity, while the discotheques appeared to be the place where the risk is the greatest. (Results to be qualified because the study took place in summer, when some activities were done outside). Perhaps this is an explanation for the government’s choice.
12:28 : Hello, what about the gyms? No gauge, however, the mask is not worn during practice.
11:20 a.m. : Hello @ Martine75. To complete the words of the Minister of Labor on the extension of controls, it is indeed useful to recall what Jean Castex said yesterday, who only recommended this passage to two to three days of teleworking. However, he clarified that “if that did not work by way of the recommendation, we would have to go through that of the obligation“, and that a point would be made in a week.
The announced checks will perhaps make it possible to assess whether the recommendation is being followed closely. But they will also be used to assess the more general compliance with the health measures imposed on the company, such as wearing a mask in the premises.
11:19 a.m. : You mentioned the controls in companies for teleworking, but is there an obligation on this subject? Can sanctions be taken in the event of non-compliance? Thank you for your insight
11:15 a.m. : Hello @Professional training. They do not differ from the more general situation in companies. No restrictions apply. Yesterday, Jean Castex simply encouraged them to allow “2 to 3 days of teleworking per week, subject to constraints related to the organization of work “. The training can be held over the remaining days, and this instruction is in any case only a recommendation, not an obligation. On the other hand, wearing a mask is required, but this is nothing new.
11:14 : Hello Franceinfo! What about face-to-face professional training? (Ex: 10 participants in a room) Thank you and have a good day!
10:42 am : Hello @ Marjolaine_39700. The government announcement yesterday specifically concerned the national education health protocol, which is going up a notch in schools, with an effect on sports activities but not only (contact sports were, in any case, already banned in the level 2 protocol, which will always apply to middle and high school).
No announcement has been made concerning the practice of sport outside of school, for which the protocol in force has not changed. We have no information on a possible future announcement, and if any further restrictions were considered, I believe they would have been mentioned yesterday.
10:41 a.m. : No info, on indoor contact sports (judo). Do you know if the Ministry of Sports plans to make an announcement? Protocol level 3 which only applies to primary school, also applies to associations and sports clubs outside the school framework.
10:41 a.m. : Hello @Nomad. Yesterday, Jean Castex announced the closure of nightclubs, not to mention night bars. A priori, they are therefore not concerned. But maybe the prime minister just didn’t want to go into such details. Bars with an exemption to open after 2 a.m. come under a different administrative category from discotheques.
But it happens that they are considered as a whole by the government, which imposes on them for example the same protocol since this summer. To know if they will have to close, or return to more ordinary closing times, it may be necessary to wait for a text framing this measure to be published in the Official Journal, by Friday.
10:39 a.m. : Hello France Info. Regarding the closure of nightclubs for 4 weeks, are night bars concerned?
10:16 : Hello @ lalie07. Level 3 of the health protocol, which will apply from Thursday, only authorizes physical activities outdoors or those “low intensity, compatible with wearing a mask and a distance of 2 meters”. It therefore seems unlikely to me that swimming lessons will be continued.
10:08 : Hello France Info! Concerning level 3 in schools, do you know if in kindergarten, the swimming pool activity can be maintained? Thank you, have a good and beautiful day everyone!
10:15 a.m. : Hello ! Indeed, only nursery and elementary schools are affected by the transition to level 3 of the health protocol. Jean Castex explained this choice by the acceleration in the number of contaminations in children under 12: “It makes sense, because these categories cannot be vaccinated yet, and are also much more screened.”
10:07 : Hello FI. I may have missed an info last night … Indeed, the 1st Minister clarified that the schools went to level 3 of the protocol but, it seems to me, that he did not say anything about colleges and high schools. Do they stay in level 2 or also move up to level 3? It does not have the same consequences, especially in high school. Thank you in advance for your clarifications … if you have and have a good day
11:41 a.m. : # COVID_19 Hello everyone ! I arrive in this direct to lend a hand to Valentine and answer your questions on sanitary measures.
11:41 a.m. : # COVID_19 Hello @Yas, according to Release, phase 3 of clinical trials on Sanofi’s vaccine candidate is continuing. “Its results will be published by the end of the year “, assures a representative of the French laboratory interviewed. “As soon as the phase 3 results are published, we will proceed immediately to the regulatory submission to the competent authorities. “
11:42 am : # COVID_19 Hello, do you know when Sanofi will announce the results of its studies of its recombinant protein vaccine?