How France, Italy, Germany, Belgium are dealing with pockets of low Covid vaccine uptake
3 years, 3 months ago

How France, Italy, Germany, Belgium are dealing with pockets of low Covid vaccine uptake

CNN  

CNN — Most European countries have Covid-19 vaccination rates that would be the envy of much of the world. The time has therefore come for everyone to examine their conscience.” France: Health pass boosts vaccine uptake Measures proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron this summer have had a marked impact on vaccine hesitancy. Under legislation announced by Macron on July 12, people in France have since August been required to carry a Covid health pass, or “pass sanitaire,” to enter premises including bars, restaurants, cinemas and theaters, and many outdoor public spaces. Some areas, particularly in the south and east of the country, still have relatively lower Covid-19 vaccination rates, including the northern half of Corsica, where 59.7% of the population has received at least one dose, according to Ameli, France’s national health insurance body. Meanwhile, Sicily’s regional president, Nello Musomeci, has made frequent appeals for its population to get vaccinated, describing it as a “civic duty” in a message to the island’s mayors last month.

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Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass
2 years, 7 months ago

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass

Dutch News  

Regional health boards are expecting a run on coronavirus vaccinations heading into the summer now that the European Union has extended its vaccine passport for a year, the Telegraaf reported on Wednesday. ‘If the coronavirus entry pass remains in force in a certain country, then we expect the number of booster vaccinations to increase as we head towards the summer …

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass
2 years, 7 months ago

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass

Dutch News  

Regional health boards are expecting a run on coronavirus vaccinations heading into the summer now that the European Union has extended its vaccine passport for a year, the Telegraaf reported on Wednesday. ‘If the coronavirus entry pass remains in force in a certain country, then we expect the number of booster vaccinations to increase as we head towards the summer …

COVID: France to start administering 4th vaccine dose
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID: France to start administering 4th vaccine dose

India TV News  

Highlights France will start offering fourth COVID vaccination shot on Mar 14 It'll be given to people who're over 80-years-old and have received their booster dose France is witnessing rebound of COVID pandemic cases On Monday, France will start offering a fourth COVID-19 vaccination shot to people over 80 years old who have received their booster dose, French Prime Minister …

Spain, France and Norway ease Covid travel rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Spain, France and Norway ease Covid travel rules

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The French Embassy in London says: “Vaccinated people do not need to take any Covid-19 travel tests before they travel …

No vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law
2 years, 11 months ago

No vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s parliament approved a law Sunday that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues, the central measure of government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. Macron’s government is hoping the new pass will be enough to limit the number of patients filling up …

Austria to Make Covid Vaccines Compulsory for Adults from February, Says Chancellor
2 years, 11 months ago

Austria to Make Covid Vaccines Compulsory for Adults from February, Says Chancellor

News 18  

Austria will become the first European country to make Covid-19 vaccination compulsory for adults in February, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Sunday, acknowledging that it was a “sensitive topic”. Since plans for compulsory jabs were first announced last year, Austria has seen impassioned debate both in parliament and beyond on the issue. Nehammer acknowledged the decision covered “a totally sensitive topic” …

France ups pressure on unvaccinated amid record infections
2 years, 11 months ago

France ups pressure on unvaccinated amid record infections

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus shots, as the country reported 208,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday — a record fueled by the omicron variant. Speaking to those not vaccinated, he said: “There is really little chance that this time you can escape : The virus is spreading too …

Europe reimposes restrictions as Omicron sweeps continent
3 years ago

Europe reimposes restrictions as Omicron sweeps continent

The Hindu  

Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, triggering calls for protests from Paris to Barcelona. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin captured the sense of the continent in an address to the nation, saying the new restrictions were needed to protect lives and livelihoods …

France urges vaccine uptake, bans New Year’s concerts
3 years ago

France urges vaccine uptake, bans New Year’s concerts

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities on Friday urged people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus ahead of the holiday festivities as infections surge and the government tries to avoid another lockdown. To curb the spread of the virus during the holidays, the government banned public concerts and fireworks displays at New Year’s celebrations and called on people to avoid large gatherings …

Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory
3 years ago

Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory

CNN  

Berlin CNN — Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans for mandatory vaccinations in the coming months. Unvaccinated people will be banned from accessing all but the most essential businesses, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, to curb the spread of coronavirus, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successor, Olaf Scholz, announced Thursday, …

Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, considers jab mandate
3 years ago

Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, considers jab mandate

Al Jazeera  

Unvaccinated people to be excluded from large parts of public life, Germany could make jabs mandatory amid a COVID surge. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said unvaccinated people will be excluded from non-essential shops, and cultural and recreational venues in Germany, and parliament will consider imposing a general vaccine mandate. Speaking on Thursday after a meeting with federal and state …

‘Fines, bans’: How these nations are dealing with unvaccinated amid Omicron threat
3 years ago

‘Fines, bans’: How these nations are dealing with unvaccinated amid Omicron threat

Hindustan Times  

In the battle against the coronavirus, the unvaccinated are being increasingly targeted. Finland’s bars Bars and restaurants in Finland refusing to use Covid certificates will no longer serve booze after 5 pm in the latest attempt by the government. Hungary’s crackdown The government in Budapest allows employers make vaccinations compulsory for staff in an effort to push people to get …

Making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory was once unthinkable. But European countries are showing it can work
3 years ago

Making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory was once unthinkable. But European countries are showing it can work

CNN  

CNN — Europe is considering a step once unthinkable among Western democracies: Making Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for the entire bloc. Scientists are still reviewing data to assess how effective existing vaccines are against the new variant, but Moderna’s chief has warned in an interview with The Financial Times that he thinks it will amount to “a material drop.” Dr. Anthony …

Europe’s Covid-19 surge presents hard choices as winter approaches
3 years ago

Europe’s Covid-19 surge presents hard choices as winter approaches

Live Mint  

As Covid-19 infections and deaths in the European Union eclipse those in the U.S., the region is confronting an ugly reality: Defeating the Delta variant is proving harder than a virus-weary continent had hoped. German doctors and health experts say the rising number of hospital patients mainly come from the country’s vaccine holdouts—Germany has a relatively high share of older …

France To Announce COVID-19 Booster Shots For All Adults
3 years ago

France To Announce COVID-19 Booster Shots For All Adults

News 18  

France is expected to announce that COVID-19 booster shots will be made available to all adults as well as stricter rules on wearing face masks and more stringent health pass checks to curb a new wave of infections, French media reported. President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Wednesday said it would focus on tougher social distancing rules and a faster booster …

Protests erupt over COVID restrictions in Austria, Italy, Croatia
3 years, 1 month ago

Protests erupt over COVID restrictions in Austria, Italy, Croatia

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, have marched through Vienna after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown from Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections. Demonstrations against virus restrictions also took place in Switzerland, Croatia, Italy, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands on Saturday, a day after Dutch police opened fire on protesters and seven people were injured …

Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia
3 years, 1 month ago

Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia

Associated Press  

VIENNA — Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections. Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, appeared via video, denouncing what he called “totalitarian” measures from a government “that believes it should think and …

Austria Covid: Nationwide vaccine mandate announced, lockdown reimposed
3 years, 1 month ago

Austria Covid: Nationwide vaccine mandate announced, lockdown reimposed

CNN  

CNN — Austria is going back into a national lockdown and plans to become the first country in Europe to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all eligible people as the nation’s coronavirus crisis deepens, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced Friday. Asked by CNN from what age the mandatory vaccination order would apply, the Austrian Chancellory said: “Details are still to come, …

Covid: Germany cases hit record high with Merkel warning of ‘dramatic’ situation
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid: Germany cases hit record high with Merkel warning of ‘dramatic’ situation

CNN  

Berlin CNN — Germany reported its highest single day surge of Covid-19 infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel said the “dramatic” situation was the result of the fourth wave “hitting our country with full force.” The Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s disease and control center, has reported 65,371 new cases within the last 24 hours – it is an increase of 12,545 …

Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe
3 years, 1 month ago

Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Santa won’t be getting his traditional welcome in the Dutch city of Utrecht this year. Nearly two years into a global health crisis that has killed more than 5 million people, infections are again sweeping across parts of Western Europe, a region with relatively high vaccination rates and good health care systems but where lockdown measures …

COVID-19 vaccines to become mandatory for England's healthcare workers
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 vaccines to become mandatory for England's healthcare workers

ABC  

Health workers in England will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 1 next year. Key points: About 100,000 health workers in England have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 Staff who cannot get vaccinated for medical reasons and those without face-to-face patient contact will be exempt The policy does not apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland UK Health …

France steps up virus booster campaign as infections rise
3 years, 1 month ago

France steps up virus booster campaign as infections rise

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French President Emmanuel Macron issued …

A shot in each arm: France vaccinates against flu and COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

A shot in each arm: France vaccinates against flu and COVID-19

LA Times  

Worried over a potential winter double whammy, France is forging ahead with a nationwide flu vaccination and COVID-19 booster shot program, offering simultaneous jabs to millions of at-risk people. The annual flu vaccination campaign kicked off Friday, four days earlier than initially planned, dovetailing with France’s COVID-19 immunization program, which in addition to trying to reach those who remain unvaccinated …

A Covid pass takes France by storm (Opinion)
3 years, 3 months ago

A Covid pass takes France by storm (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, a contributor to CNN, twice winner of the Deadline Club Award, and executive director of The Red Lines Project, is the author of “A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen” and host of its Evergreen podcast. During my first visit to France in 18 months, …

Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates
3 years, 3 months ago

Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The Belgian town of Aarschot has a vaccination rate of 94% of all adults, but Mayor Gwendolyn Rutten worries her town is too close for comfort to the capital of Brussels, where the rate stands at 63%. But it’s harder for the EU writ large to impose vaccine mandates since health policies are the responsibility of the 27 …

Italy makes COVID-19 ‘green pass’ mandatory for all workers
3 years, 3 months ago

Italy makes COVID-19 ‘green pass’ mandatory for all workers

Al Jazeera  

The measures are the first of their kind adopted by a major European economy for all categories of workers. Italy has adopted a new decree making it obligatory for all workers to display a COVID-19 health pass from October 15. “The Green Pass is an instrument of freedom, that will help us make workplaces safer,” Health Minister Roberto Speranza told …

Unvaccinated French health care workers face suspension
3 years, 3 months ago

Unvaccinated French health care workers face suspension

Associated Press  

PARIS — Health care workers in France face suspension from their jobs starting Wednesday if they haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. “It’s aimed at one thing: protecting hospitals, protecting health care workers, protecting our fragile populations,” government spokesman Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. We are making everyone take responsibility.” More than 90% of French health care workers are vaccinated, Attal said, …

Will Biden’s mandates work? Macron’s vaccine pass gamble may hold some clues
3 years, 3 months ago

Will Biden’s mandates work? Macron’s vaccine pass gamble may hold some clues

CNN  

Paris CNN — After US President Joe Biden laid out a plan to tackle the worsening pandemic in America with a raft of new vaccination rules last week, the big question on the minds of many is: Will mandating vaccines work? In July, with France’s vaccination rate stagnating and coronavirus cases surging, French President Emmanuel Macron imposed sweeping vaccination requirements …

Protests in London and Paris against vaccine mandates, health passes
3 years, 3 months ago

Protests in London and Paris against vaccine mandates, health passes

Op India  

Thousands of people flocked to the streets of London on Saturday to mark their protest against vaccine mandates and vaccine passports. Videos emerging from the capital of the United Kingdom show streets packed to capacity with people raising flags and raising posters against the government’s decision of making COVID-19 vaccines compulsory and issuing vaccine passports to the inoculated people to …

French virus health pass in full use but protests keep going
3 years, 4 months ago

French virus health pass in full use but protests keep going

Associated Press  

PARIS — Thousands marched Saturday in cities across France to protest the COVID-19 health pass that is now required to access restaurants and cafes, cultural venues, sports arenas and long-distance travel. Despite the protests, polls have shown that the majority of French people support the health pass. Millions have received their first vaccine shot since French President Emmanuel Macron announced …

France begins requiring COVID-19 health pass in restaurants and on trains
3 years, 4 months ago

France begins requiring COVID-19 health pass in restaurants and on trains

LA Times  

A security officer checks passengers’ digital health passes at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris on Monday. France took a big step Monday into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special health pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country. The pass is now …

Is a COVID-19 health pass a good idea?
3 years, 4 months ago

Is a COVID-19 health pass a good idea?

Al Jazeera  

People in France and Italy have protested against so-called COVID-19 health passes. But the spread of the more contagious variants is posing a new challenge – and some countries are turning to technology for a possible solution. France and Italy are introducing so-called health passes, which are digital or paper certificates that show if someone has received at least one …

Europe’s vaccine passes reveal some pockets of resistance
3 years, 4 months ago

Europe’s vaccine passes reveal some pockets of resistance

Associated Press  

VERONA, Italy — Shouts of “Liberty!” have echoed through the streets and squares of Italy and France as thousands show their opposition to plans to require vaccination cards for normal social activities, such as dining indoors at restaurants, visiting museums or cheering in sports stadiums. Leaders in both countries see the cards, dubbed the “Green Pass” in Italy and the …

Plans for vaccine passes in Europe reveal some pockets of resistance
3 years, 4 months ago

Plans for vaccine passes in Europe reveal some pockets of resistance

LA Times  

A protest against the “Green Pass,” Italy’s version of the vaccination card, is held in Rome on Wednesday. Shouts of “Liberty!” have echoed through the streets and squares of Italy and France as thousands show their opposition to plans to require vaccination cards for normal social activities, such as dining indoors at restaurants, visiting museums or cheering in sports stadiums. …

Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass
3 years, 4 months ago

Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass

Associated Press  

PARIS — Vaccination rates are picking up again in France as the government requires a virus pass for more and more activities — but social workers worry that the measure will further marginalize migrants and other poor populations. So aid group Doctors Without Borders has set up a tent this summer in northeast Paris to vaccinate migrants, homeless people and …

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel
3 years, 4 months ago

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel

NPR  

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel Enlarge this image toggle caption Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP PARIS — France's parliament approved a law early Monday requiring special virus passes for all restaurants and domestic travel and mandating vaccinations for all health workers. It also requires a "health pass" to enter all restaurants, trains, …

French parliament OKs restaurant COVID pass, vaccine rules
3 years, 4 months ago

French parliament OKs restaurant COVID pass, vaccine rules

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s parliament approved a law early Monday requiring special virus passes for all restaurants and domestic travel and mandating vaccinations for all health workers. About 160,000 people protested around France on Saturday against a special COVID-19 pass for restaurants and mandatory vaccinations for health workers. Visiting a hospital in French Polynesia afterward, Macron urged national unity and asked, …

The Latest: Germany warns unvaccinated may face restrictions
3 years, 4 months ago

The Latest: Germany warns unvaccinated may face restrictions

The Independent  

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French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate
3 years, 5 months ago

French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

PARIS — Some 160,000 people, including far-right activists and members of France’s yellow vest movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all health care workers. I think a part of France is always going to be unwilling and that blackmail and threats …

Far-right activists and others march against French COVID-19 rules
3 years, 5 months ago

Far-right activists and others march against French COVID-19 rules

LA Times  

A man receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Carry-le-Rouet, France, on Friday. Some 160,000 people, including far-right activists and members of France’s “yellow vest” movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring everyone to have a special pass to enter restaurants and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all healthcare workers. More than 2 billion people worldwide have been vaccinated …

European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost shots
3 years, 5 months ago

European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost shots

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — European nations are scrambling to ramp up vaccination drives, using a carrot-and-stick approach to persuade the reluctant to get their shots as the more transmissible delta variant drives a surge in infections. “At the moment it’s the middle of summer, people prefer being outside, under the trees, and people don’t want to sit indoors,” said Sprios Bairaktaris, …

Bonjour! France welcoming back (vaccinated) tourists
3 years, 6 months ago

Bonjour! France welcoming back (vaccinated) tourists

Associated Press  

A stroll in Pablo Picasso’s footsteps in Montmartre; breathing in the scents of Provence; a walk along D-Day beaches: These and all of France’s other attractions will again become easily accessible from next week to most foreign tourists — if they are vaccinated. For French tour guide Linda Zenou, the return of foreign visitors cannot come soon enough: unemployment payments …

After mixed messages, Europe warns against vaccine shopping
3 years, 9 months ago

After mixed messages, Europe warns against vaccine shopping

Associated Press  

PARIS — First, France’s president suggested that the AstraZeneca vaccine was “quasi-ineffective” in protecting older people from COVID-19. Top German officials on Friday argued against “vaccine shopping” and urged people to take whatever potential protection they’re offered. But new data on its effectiveness — and pressure to accelerate the EU’s slow vaccine rollout and utilize unused AstraZeneca doses — prompted …

France to start COVID-19 vaccinations from 27 Dec: Health Minister
4 years ago

France to start COVID-19 vaccinations from 27 Dec: Health Minister

Live Mint  

PARIS: France will start its COVID-19 vaccination programme next Sunday, Health Minister Olivier Veran wrote on his Twitter feed. Europe's medicines regulator the European Medicines Agency is meeting Monday to consider approving a coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer that would be the first to be authorized for use in the European Union. The European Commission must still rubber-stamp …

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