Epidemic recovery is still limited, but it is now undeniable. The curve of Covid cases has been rising again in the past few days, a sign of accelerating new cases (nearly 50,000 yesterday and a 49% weekly increase). Omicron variant BA.4 and BA.5 strains are responsible, representing more than half of the new cases in France. A context that justifies the continuation and even acceleration of the vaccination campaign for the second reminder of the people at risk, the Ministry of Health reminded on Tuesday.
This fourth dose has already been recommended for people over 80 and severely immunocompromised since mid-March. In early April, the target was expanded to the 60s. What these people have in common is that their immunity to severe forms of Covid declines faster than a young adult in whom they remain stable. “Thanks to the scientific data that is beginning to accumulate, especially in Israel, we know that the defense…
Source: Le Figaro
