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Covid: vaccines and therapies available or still being reviewed

Take a stock on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments across the world. Where are the first vaccines at? Are there effective Covid-19 treatments? What are the latest discoveries and breakthroughs performed by scientists?

Omicron variant: current vaccines likely less effectives, according to Moderna CEO

Shall one fear a major loss in the effectiveness of the current vaccines because of the Omicron variant? Interview by the Financial Times, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel expects a “material drop” in the Covid vaccines effectiveness currently given.

Coronavirus - Health pass: what are the new conditions to get it?

French Health Minister Olivier Véran announced the health pass will be now conditioned to the booster shot for vaccinees, and second dose for those whose vaccination scheme is still going on. The French have until January 15 to complete their vaccination scheme if their latest dose was given at least five months ago.

Covid: because of the Delta variant, vaccines reduced transmission dropped to 40%, WHO claimed

This Wednesday November 24, World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus claimed that because of the Delta variant, vaccines reduced transmission dropped to 40%.

Covid: non-vaccinated people 12 times more likely to go to ICUs

According to a Santé Publique France study shared by Pr. Alain Fischer, non-vaccinated people are 12 times more likely to be hospitalized in intensive cares following Covid-19 contamination.

Covid: Valneva's vaccine already pre-ordered by the European Union

The European Union announced they have already pre-ordered doses of French Austrian Valneva's Covid vaccine, currently under rolling review by the European Medicines Agency. The vaccine has delivered "positive topline results" this past October.

Covid: the French government confirms Moderna’s vaccine is halted for people under 30

France follows Sweden and no longer recommends to use Moderna’s vaccine in people under 30, following a report from the Haute Autorité de Santé. And for good reason, an increase risk of myocarditis and pericarditis. The French government followed the health authorities’ recommendation and now halts the use of the vaccine for the youngest.

Covid: Sanofi stops trials on their mRNA vaccine

This Tuesday September 28, Sanofi has announced they are halting clinical trials as for Covid mRNA vaccine as developed by American biotech Translate Bio, saying it is too late to reach the market. Yet, the vaccine was promising according to the study's preliminary results.

Covid: pandemic to end in the second semester of 2022, according to Moderna CEO

Thanks to enough doses to vaccinate “all the inhabitants in the world”, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, considers the Covid-19 pandemic will be over in a year, in the second semester of 2022.

Covid: vaccine coming as an intranasal spray, pill or powder… More on the ongoing researches

As Covid vaccine campaigns go on across the world, searchers keep working on new ways to give the vaccine. Spray, pill, powder… Keep reading to find out more about the ongoing researches!

Covid: the vaccine definitely working against the Delta variant, a new CDC study found

According to a CDC study, vaccines marketed are really effective to prevent severe Covid, even when it comes to the Delta variant. They add unvaccinated people are eleven times more likely to die of the disease than people vaccinated.

Vaccine: Guillain-Barré syndrome, a new rare side-effect associated with AstraZeneca

The European Medicines Agency has listed another side effect to the list of adverse effects associated with the AstraZenca vaccine: Guillain-Barré syndrome has been reported in 833 people in over 592 million doses injected.

Covid: take a stock on intranasal vaccines under development

Will the fight against Covid involve a nasal spray? Many searchers are working hard to develop a vaccine using this method, like searchers from the Tours university and Inrae who may be able to develop a vaccine using this technology within a few months. Here are all works conducted on the matter.

Covid: vaccination soon to be really compulsory for all in France?

And what if Covid vaccine was compulsory in France...? The idea is gaining ground for Parlementarians as in late August they filled in a bill proposal at the Senate aiming at making the vaccine compulsory. An idea that seems to grow, while a study carried out by the Institut Pasteur and published this past September 6, tends to show that for the time being vaccination is not enough to prevent a fifth epidemic wave. Keep reading to find out more!

Covid: take a stock on Sanofi vaccine currently completing clincal trial phase 3

Sanofi France CEO Olivier Bogillot announced this July 5th on France Inter the vaccine developed by the laboratories will be available by December 2021. The vaccine is currently completing phase 3 of their trial.

The return to normal life, "on the right track" according to Jean Castex

For Jean Castex, the return to normal life is possible soon. This Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the Prime Minister said that "things are going in the right direction, the fourth wave is under control, controlled" through vaccination, while recalling that we are not yet out: "it is a matter of collective and individual responsibility." He thus calls on all French people to be vaccinated against covid.

Covid: 70% of the entire EU population is fully vaccinated against Covid

The EU has hit a milestone: 70% of the EU adult population is now fully vaccinated, European Commission Presidence Ursula Von der Leyen announced this Tuesday August 31. It represents over 230 million people.

Covid: Delta variant doubles risk of hospitalization, says study

The Delta variant of Covid-19 is almost 40% to 60% more transmissible than the original strain, and doubles the risk of hospitalization and severe forms of the disease, according to a British study.

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: when faced with the Delta variant, Moderna vaccine more effective than Pfizer, according to a study

According to a preliminary US study, the Moderna vaccine is far more effective against the Delta variant of Covid-19 than the Pfizer vaccine.