On the front page of the press, around twenty French departments are under close surveillance with an average incidence rate higher than the national average.
In this context, the French government has focused on accelerating the vaccination campaign, writes
Le Parisien
.
But now, explains
The Local,
it is not that simple because there is the problem of the number of available doses, as well as the question of unwanted side effects.
They concern, in particular, those caused by the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Several French hospitals had to interrupt or slow down their vaccination programs because "the nursing staff were too sick"
,
writes the site.
High fever, fatigue or flu-like condition, although these effects remain temporary, the vaccination strategy of the nursing staff raises questions.
For its part, Europe "is still waiting", recalls
Le Figaro
.
Delay in laboratory deliveries, lack of cohesion between the 27 members ... In this context, several Eastern European countries have already turned to Russia, which is responding to vaccine orders.
Some could even order from China, the daily said.
In May 2020, Brussels called for making the vaccine a global public good.
Les Échos
come back to the difficulty of carrying out this project for several reasons.
On the one hand, not all countries have the same production capacities.
On the other hand, few countries have mastered the new RNA technology, designed for the development of Pfizer / BioNtech and Moderna vaccines.
A question is asked by the daily business: should we make the vaccine formula public and accessible to all?
In terms of vaccination, the one who appears as "world champion", according to
Liberation
, is Israel.
The country has just come out of its third confinement during which a very large vaccination campaign was carried out.
As a result, nearly half of the population has been vaccinated at least once.
But to find a "normal" life, specifies the daily newspaper, it is necessary to obtain the green badge, available on smartphone and delivered by the authorities.
For this, you must have received two doses of vaccine.
Currently, 40% of the population is affected, primarily the elderly.
The Six Nations rugby tournament is also affected by the pandemic.
The match scheduled for Sunday between France and Scotland at the Stade de France has been postponed indefinitely.
On its
headline
,
L'Équipe
displays the face of Fabien Galthié, coach of the XV of France.
The latter is in the eye of the storm after the appearance of several positive cases of Covid-19 in its workforce.
The Minister of Sports has opened an investigation to understand how an environment supposed to be "protected" could become a "potential cluster", specifies the sports daily.
The news of their separation has torn the hearts of millions of fans around the world.
But now the Daft Punk are back in the spotlight thanks ... to the Indian police, reports
India Today
.
As part of a campaign on road safety, one of the band's flagship songs, "Instant Crush", was renamed to "Instant Crash" to encourage motorcycle and scooter riders to wear helmets.
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