In the spotlight: the dilemma of whether or not the third dose of vaccine to counter the endless epidemic

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Faced with the return of the coronavirus, Emmanuel Macron is faced with a delicate choice 

Never two injections without three?"

 "Asks

Le Journal du Dimanche

, about a possible third dose of vaccine for adults. As this weekly underlines, " 

the idea seemed incongruous a few days ago but it is getting involved in the debate

 ". Being reminded that in France, the third injection is reserved for over 65s, vulnerable young people or caregivers, Alain Fischer, the “Mr. Vaccin” of the government told the 

JDD

that he is certainly “ 

opposed 

” to it, but that its position " 

could change in light of new data or if the circulation of the virus accelerates

 ".

What will Emmanuel Macron say on Tuesday evening? "

 It is Tuesday morning that the executive should decide, during a health defense council,"

Le Journal du Dimanche

states cautiously

: on the menu, whether or not to associate the validity of the pass to a second injection (for those who received only one dose of Janssen) or a third injection

 ”.

In

Le JDD

, a “

 tenor 

” of the majority said that opting for coercion by integrating the additional dose into the health pass would pose “

 a real political problem

 ”, noting that if the recall becomes “ 

necessary every six months, and that 'it is the condition of the sanitary pass, that means that we are entering into the logic of a permanent pass 

".

Answer Tuesday.

By definition, his speech is rare, but the big mute speaks this week

The new chief of staff of the French armies gave his first major interview. It is in the weekly

Le Point

that General Thierry Burkhard gives his opinion on all current affairs concerning the military. From the affair of the submarines to the “

Barkhane 

force 

, passing by the European defense policy, he says it all, the new “CEMA”, as the men in fatigues say when they speak of their head of state -supreme major. A brilliant officer of the Legion (a first at the head of the French armies), Thierry Burkhard assures us that in the Sahel, “ 

France's leading role must also be that of unifier 

”.

Beyond Africa, and more generally, the mission of the French armies is to "win the war before the war", formulates General Burkhard, evoking the logic of " 

discouragement of the adversary 

", before emphasizing in

Le Point

that France is " 

a nation of the Indo-Pacific zone

 ".

But there is a long way from these “ 

strategic pretensions

 ” to “

 reality

 ”, states

Le Canard Enchaîné

.

The impertinent weekly thus publishes an extract from a document of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly written by the deputy Les Républicains François Cornut-Gentille.

On October 26, this document underlines the " 

risk of the French navy dropping out, in a context of generalized naval rearmament 

".

At the staff, we deplore that both in the Mediterranean and in the Pacific, "

 the navy does not have the means to meet its ambitions 

", points out

Le Canard Enchaîné

.

The Beatles to conclude

or rather one of the four musicians of this rock group, Paul McCartney, who comments on more than 150 of his songs in a river-book ...

Nine hundred pages and even more, in two volumes, written with the American essayist Paul Muldoon;

this work soberly entitled

Paul McCartney, Paroles et Souvenirs from 1956 to today

is published in France by Buchet-Chastel.

And this week, it is the weekly

L'Obs

which publishes some extracts.

In this book, the two Pauls - McCartney and Muldoon - strove to record unpublished memories. Witness the song

Yesterday

, of which McCartney says he heard the tune " 

somewhere in a dream

 ", for which he composed the music "

when

he got out 

of bed 

" in front of a keyboard in 1965, before searching for a long time for the lyrics, which he will complete on a road trip between Lisbon and Albufeira, Portugal. Paul McCartney will then present

Yesterday

to the other three Beatles.

I do

n't

really see 

how to play the drums on this 

, Ringo Starr will say. I am "

 not sure if

I can

integrate a part of the guitar into it,

 " added George Harrison. You should "

 interpret it on your own

 ", John Lennon will propose to Paul McCartney, because it is " 

really 

" a "

 solo piece

" ... In the book, McCartney points out that at the time, "

 such a decision , it was not nothing, because we had never done so in the studio. We had always recorded all together

 ”. Four years later, The Beatles broke up.

But the legend remains, forever.

As the weekly

L'Obs puts it

, " 

Paul McCartney is the other queen of England 

", he is also a "

 singing novelist

 ".

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