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Covid: is Emmanuel Macron to make vaccination compulsory?

The French President is expected to address the country again this Monday July 12. Among the topics he might address stands the issue of compulsory vaccination. Has Emmanuel Macron changed his mind and will he make this vaccination compulsory to all?

Covid: handmade fabric facemasks as effective as surgical masks, WHO says

As Olivier Véran and the Haute Autorité de Santé no longer recommend handmade cloth facemask to keep one safe from Covid variant, this Friday January 22, 2021, WHO addressed the issue, pointing the contrary. A statement followed by the National Academy of Medicine recommending French to keep on wearing them.

Covid: by extending the gap between the two doses of vaccine, the virus might mutate, Pr. Buisson says

Is it possible for the virus to mutate when extending the gab between the two injections of the Covid vaccine? According to Academy of Medicine member Yves Buisson, it is.

Coronavirus: Covid-19 traces found in wastewater in Paris again

As the Academy of Medicine recommended earlier in July to systematically monitor coronavirus in French water treatment plants, a "low level" of traces of Covid-19 has been found again in Paris waterwaste.

Coronavirus: the Academy of Medicine demands mandatory facemask now

This Wednesday April 22, 2020 the Academy of Medicine demanded anti-projection face masks to be “mandatory in public space” in order to fight against the covid-19 epidemic. The institution insists on the urge to go further than an “average recommendation” as encouraged by the government.

Coronavirus: will wearing a facemask be compulsory in France?

And what if wearing a facemask became compulsory in France? The Académie de Médecine – Academy of Medicine – has said this Friday April 3, 2020 that wearing a facemask, even if handmade, should be generalized in order to fight against the coronavirus epidemic on French soil.