The epidemic decline is confirmed in France. All health indicators were down across all regions in the last week of January 2023.
The improvement in the situation prompted the government to ease anti-Covid measures. Since Wednesday February 1, the systematic isolation of positive cases and the carrying out of a test after two days for their contacts are no longer required. The follow-up of contact cases, managed by Health Insurance, has also ceased.
From now on, the authorities are content to strongly recommend to people who have tested positive for Covid-19, and to people exposed to the virus, to respect barrier gestures, to be tested and to avoid contact with fragile people. What about vaccination?
Annual bite for the most fragile?
New recommendations should be published at the end of February by the High Authority for Health (HAS), indicated The Parisian this Thursday.
A booster dose could be recommended each year for people at risk (over 60, immunocompromised, pregnant women and people under 60 with comorbidity).
“We are looking at how long the immunity persists and we have to find a kind of middle ground, because we are not going to vaccinate every three or six months”assures the media Jean-Daniel Lelièvre, head of the infectious diseases department at the Henri-Modor hospital in Créteil and expert with the HAS.
Ideally, a vaccine adapted to the new variants would be offered each year, like the flu.
The current vaccination reminder campaign, started on October 3 for people at risk, was open to everyone from the beginning of December. On January 31, more than 79% of the French population had a complete primary vaccination.