FILE PHOTO: French immunologist Jean-Francois Delfraissy addresses the media in the courtyard of the French Interior Ministry in Paris, France March 13, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERSPARIS (Reuters) – The French government’s top scientific adviser Jean-Francois Delfraissy said on Wednesday he could not rule out authorities asking companies once again […]
France on Wednesday started administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 and those with underlying health conditions as the delta variant spreads in the country. France is the first big EU country to introduce widespread booster shots, and several other European countries are expected to follow suit. […]
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the launching of the French Strategic Council for the Healthcare Industries (CSIS) meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/PoolPARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a 7 billion euros ($8.33 billion) public funding plan […]
FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient connected to a ventilator tube in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Centre Cardiologique du Nord private hospital in Saint-Denis, near Paris, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in France, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS (Reuters) – France reported 4,255 people in intensive care units […]
Future dads! Tan France and his husband, Rob France, are expecting their first child via surrogate. Celebrity Pregnancy Announcements of 2021 “So happy to finally share that WE’RE HAVING A BABY!!” the Queer Eye star, 37, captioned a Tuesday, April 13, Instagram photo of himself cradling his stomach and holding […]
FILE PHOTO: People walk and cycle on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, as France’s 16 hardest-hit departments go into a new month-long lockdown imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contagion, France March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Eric GaillardPARIS (Reuters) – France is facing several difficult weeks ahead […]
News that France had fallen further behind in the race to develop COVID-19 vaccines caused dismay on Tuesday, reigniting a debate about the country’s standing in the world and its scientific prowess. France has a celebrated history of medical breakthroughs, including from Louis Pasteur, a pioneer in microbiology and the […]
Not once in the long months since the pandemic struck has 74-year-old Jean-Francois been able to leave his nursing home in eastern France to visit his daughter or sister. In fact, the retired metal worker thinks it’s been two months since he last stuck his nose outside at all, as […]
France is aiming to launch a widespread COVID-19 vaccination campaign between April and June next year, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday. Early 2021 will see a first vaccination drive targeted at the most fragile and exposed groups, followed by a second campaign for the rest of the population, Macron told […]