week ago. That's according to health minister Olivier Véran.He told French MPs on Tuesday afternoon

65 and older. Health minister Olivier Véran announced the booster jab campaign on BFM TV on Monday

Open this photo in gallery A patient receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Paris, on Sept.... 13. THOMAS COEX/ AFP/ Getty ImagesHospitals, care homes and health centres have suspended around 3, 000 workers across France for failing to comply with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, the government said on Thursday, as countries around Europe weigh how far to go to combat the pandemic. While Italy is set to announce later on Thursday that proof of vaccination or a negative test will be compulsory for all wo

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French healthcare workers face suspension from today if they are not vaccinated against COVID-19. President Emmanuel Macron announced in a speech earlier this summer that medical professionals and those working with vulnerable people--including nursing homes' non-medical staff--must get the jab.... He gave them until September 15 to get protected.... On September 15, some colleagues and I will be suspended without pay....

French President Emmanuel Macron is under mounting pressure amid an outburst of anger against his policies erupting on the streets of France.... Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across the country this afternoon against Mr Macron's anti-Covid policies.... Protesters clashed with police officers as violent scenes flared up in the capital city of Paris. Footage showed riot police, deployed to squash the demonstrations, firing tear gas at the protesters. Rallies were also held in dozens o

Scientists have rung the alarm bells over" the emergence of a new variant" in southern France.It comes after 12 patients tested positive in the same region, and their tests showed" an atypical combination". The index case had returned from travelling to Cameroon, suggesting to experts that it may have originated in the African country. Scientists have rung the alarm bells over" the emergence of a new variant" in southern France.It comes after 12 patients tested positive in the same region, but t

From tomorrow, social-distancing rules in England will come to an end but government guidelines advise face masks should still be worn in enclosed spaces such as in shops and on public transport. But European leaders urged the UK Government to keep some infection prevention measures in place from July 19. Espen Nakstad, Assistant Director of the Norwegian Directorate of Health said the strategy was a “ big game of chance" and “ risky ”.... He said: “ As far as I know, there is a good proportion

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Beds line up at the military field hospital in eastern border city of Mulhouse on Tuesday.... A French soldiers pulls medical gear at the military field hospital in Mulhouse on Tuesday after Macron ordered the facility built.... About 100 military health personnel — anesthetists, nurses and nursing assistants — were assigned to operate the facility. France’s population of 67 million citizens has been on lockdown since March 17....