Weekly French Covid Thread
A worrying week. Covid-19 infections in France almost doubled (an 83.8% increase) to an average of 16,066 a day. New cases have now been 20,000+ for 3 days in a row. The Fifth Wave is here in a big way – and likely to stay until the New Year.
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A worrying week. Covid-19 infections in France almost doubled (an 83.8% increase) to an average of 16,066 a day. New cases have now been 20,000+ for 3 days in a row. The Fifth Wave is here in a big way – and likely to stay until the New Year.
1/10
The Fr government still insists there are no plans for new lockdowns, curfews or other harsh restrictions. It is, however, expected shortly to open 3rd or booster vaccinations to over 40’s and maybe (like the US) to all-comers 6 months after a 2nd jab. 2/10
How to explain the new wave, despite high levels of vaccination? Colder weather; more indoor living; complacency; eroding vax protection; the tenacity of the Delta variant, which is now virtually 100% of cases in Fr/the EU.
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The rise in cases is now pushing up acute cases/deaths. Cases in acute care are 1,353, compared to 1,182 and 1,089 in recent weeks. Deaths in hosp are 46 a day, compared to 34 last week. The incidence rate – cases per 100,000 people/7days – is back over 100 at 132.
4/10
4/10
The French health authority H.A.S. recommended yesterday that 3rd or booster jabs – open to over 65’s and the vulnerable but extended to over-50’s from next week – should now be thrown open to over-40’s. The six-months-since-a -2nd jab rule would still apply. 5/10
Interestingly, the H.A.S, has doubled down on its ruling – a French exception – that Covid recoverees only need one dose of vaccine. It now says that anyone who had the virus should get NEITHER a 2nd NOR a 3rd jab – unless they were infected after they were vaccinated. 6/10
There has been an increase in 3rd jabs since Macron announced that they would become a condition of the health pass for over-65’s. They are now running at 170,000+ a day. Over 5.2m people, incl. 4.3m over-65’s, have had a 3rd jab. BUT 2m eligible people have yet to bother. 7/10
France has been slower than some to grasp the importance of booster jabs – just as it was slow to get its original vax programme off the ground. Big announcements are likely soon. The Health Pass “weapon” will probably be extended to 3rd jabs for the over 50’s - and beyond
8/10
8/10
1st vax shots have crept up to 51,674,072 – 76.6% of the pop and 89.3% of those eligible (ie all over 12).. But Fr is still lagging on the v elderly. Only 86.9% of over-80’s are 1st-vaxxed. Half a million are unprotected – mostly, at this stage, because they don’t want to be
9/10
9/10
Hang in there.
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