The third dose of the coronavirus vaccine could arrive faster than expected.

According to parliamentary and government sources Olivier Véran should announce Thursday afternoon at his press conference, the expansion of the vaccine booster to all French adults.

This decision to deal with the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic could be applied in the coming weeks.

Currently, people over 65 can receive it, as well as people at risk and caregivers.

Those over 50 will have access to it from December 1 and the High Authority for Health recommended last Friday that it also be extended to over 40s.

The government ensures it has the necessary doses

The executive would therefore have decided to go even further than the High Authority for Health by opening it quickly to all adults.

A measure already considered by the Scientific Council and the Vaccine Strategy Orientation Council, two advisory bodies, in recent days.

According to two parliamentary sources, Prime Minister Jean Castex, who received the heads of parliamentary groups on Wednesday evening, indicated that the executive would propose to reduce the time gap between the last vaccine and the booster dose from six to five months .

“We have the doses.

But this requires rearming the vaccination centers, educating town doctors and pharmacists so that they can vaccinate, ”explains a government source.

Return of the wearing of the mask to the restaurant

The validity of the anti-Covid test for non-vaccinated people wanting to take advantage of the health pass should be reduced from 72 hours to 24 hours.

As for wearing a mask, it could be made compulsory in all indoor places where the health pass is requested (restaurants, shopping centers, performance venues, museums, etc.).

Even in a few outdoor places with a high concentration of people such as Christmas markets, at the discretion of the prefects.

A strengthening of health pass controls in restaurants, cinemas and transport as well as a strengthening of screening campaigns in schools are also in the pipeline.

On the other hand, no measure restricting freedom such as confinement or curfew is currently on the table.

For the executive, it is a question of "saving the end of year celebrations", underlined Wednesday the spokesman of the government Gabriel Attal at the end of the Council of Ministers and of a Council of health defense.

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