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Covid: the fourth dose of vaccine is “not justified”, the Haute Autorité de Santé says

Head of Haute Autorité de Santé vaccinal technique commission Elisabeth Bouvet considers a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine is currently not necessary.

Covid: Ronapreve, the preventive antibody therapy for immunocompromised people approved by the HAS

Less protected against coronavirus, immunocompromised people will be allowed to get a preventive Covid-19 therapy based on monoclonal antibodies, the Haute Autorité de Santé stated.

Covid: the second dose of the vaccine to be given in France 3 to 4 weeks later, as planned

This Saturday January 23, to face tensions rising from the Covid vaccine distribution around the world, the Haute Autorité de Santé has announced in a release they are recommending to defer the second dose of vaccine for 42 days, namely six weeks instead of four. A recommendation Health Minister Olivier Véran has decided not to comply with, as he would rather bet on safety. The second dose will be inoculated 28 days after the first injection, as initially decided.

Covid: “Another lockdown is not likely to be avoided”, the Haute Autorité de Santé states

As curfew has just been pulled forward to 6 p.m. in France in order to fight against the spread of Covid-19, Haute Autorité de Santé vaccine expert considers French cannot avoid a third lockdown. And yet, the professor warns against setting restrictions up too early.

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: pregnant women, allergic history… when is it not recommended?

As the first vaccines against coronavirus are to be given from Sunday December 27, 2020 in France, the Haute Autorité de Santé has given the green light to use the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Yet, this Covid serum is not recommended to some people. Who are they? Keep reading to find out more.

Covid vaccine in France: Alain Fischer to “take time to assess”

Coronavirus vaccine is expected in France from January 2021. In an interview with JDD, head of the vaccine strategy board meeting Alain Fischer returns on the keys of vaccination in France. He reminds it is necessary to “take time to assess”. He says, the worst could be the French saying “there we go, we have vaccines, everything is settled and let’s go”.

An anti-Covid vaccination program to start in early 2021 in France? Véran tells more about the conditions

As the search for a vaccine against covid is speeding up, Olivier Véran told journalist Bourdin that France could launch a vaccination program “in early 2021” given certain conditions. As for the Haute Autorité de Santé, they launched a public consultation on vaccine against Covid-19 in France to prepare the upcoming large-scale vaccination program as well as possible.