The National Assembly during the speech by Jean Castex on the vaccine strategy, Wednesday December 15, 2020. -
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THE ESSENTIAL
An extraordinary budget marathon ends in Parliament, which must finally adopt Thursday the 2021 budget proposal and its emergency and stimulus spending in the face of the health crisis.
More than 17,500 new cases of coronavirus have been detected over the past twenty-four hours, according to figures from Public Health France on Wednesday, the day after the second confinement was lifted.
Prime Minister Jean Castex declared that the first vaccinations against Covid-19 in France could begin "as early as the last week of December, if all the conditions are met".
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9.45am: Mike Pence will be vaccinated on Friday, Joe Biden probably next week
US Vice President Mike Pence will be vaccinated Friday "in public" against Covid-19
after the launch of Pfizer BioNTech's vaccine on Monday.
Joe Biden, the president-elect, is expected to do so next week, according to CNN and Politico.
American leaders want to lead by example without giving the impression that they are taking advantage of their status.
"The president is ready to be vaccinated and will do so as soon as his medical team deems it appropriate," said spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany.
“But his priority is the workers who are on the front line”.
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