Are the official figures for hospitalizations linked to Covid-19 inflated?
Is the government inflating hospital data on Covid? For almost a year now, France has been living at the rate of the publication of daily … Read more
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Covid-19: immune memory could last more than eight months
The more time passes, the more perspective we have on the natural immunity developed by ex-Covid-19 patients. In November, we could say that antibodies against … Read more
How is the British variant of Covid-19 detected?
Question asked by Bruno on 12/27/2020 Hello, A first case of contamination with the British variant of Covid-19 was detected in France, in Tours, Saturday, … Read more
how do you make a vaccine?
BIG DECRYPTION – Le Figaro looks back at the vaccine development process, from the first research on the antigen to the marketing authorization. “So this … Read more
the opening of shops should not start the epidemic again
DECRYPTION – The Institut Pasteur has just published new reassuring projections for the next 15 days. If the country has not yet officially entered the … Read more
ASSE will go to medical students and retired doctors to increase the Covid tracking team
Wednesday afternoon was hectic. While the Minister of Public Health, Daniel Salinas, was meeting with authorities of the Montevideo Emergency Committee to evaluate what steps … Read more
the Institut Pasteur models the possible effects of re-containment
INFOGRAPHICS – Le Figaro was able to consult the latest models from the Institut Pasteur, led by Simon Cauchemez, member of the Scientific Council. During … Read more
Covid-19: what does the new distinction between “positive” and “weak positive” correspond to in the result of PCR tests?
Question asked on 10/08/2020 Hello, The analysis of the results of RT-PCR tests that measure the viral load of Sars-CoV-2 in a patient has been … Read more
Covid-19: do antibodies disappear over time?
Question asked by Céline on 09/09/2020 Hello, You ask us whether it is true that former infected people can present a negative serological test. We … Read more
After the summer calm, the virus is back to school
“When we lift the lid, of course, it will start again”, The majority of epidemiologists had not stopped repeating when the country was deconfining in … Read more