France Steps Back from Covid Vax Frenzy By Richard Miller (London)
With Australia turning up the heat to get its convicts (sorry, British colonial humour) to be jabbed a fifth time, Australians may like to know that not every country is doubling down on the vaxxes. Some are prepared to let go a little bit, and move on, maybe a few steps. Like France, in a fashion. The French National Authority for Health now recommends the bivalent Omicron booster of the mRNA vax for persons deemed at risk, from the elderly to the immunocompromised. However, the vaccine is seen by this authority as having poor vaccine durability, and is not recommended for the general healthy population. So, a degree of sanity has prevailed. But, I think, not so by the Australian authorities, at least from where I can see them, from Britain. To paraphrase Star Wars, their faith is strong in the Covid cult.
“The French National Authority for Health (HAS) recently recommended that a bivalent omicron booster dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines be available this fall for persons deemed at risk, from the elderly to the immunocompromised, as this Western European nation moves to an annual paradigm similar to the influenza vaccine. Persons that French health authorities suggest should consider a booster include individuals aged 65 years and up, persons diagnosed with comorbidities, pregnant women, and immunocompromised as well as regulatory persons in constant contact with the latter, such as health professionals. Importantly, the direct HAS recommendations are critical of the current COVID-19 mRNA bivalent omicron booster vaccines, acknowledging poor vaccine durability and incredibly low vaccination coverage. French society via HAS carefully expresses their growing critical view of these vaccines while at the same time recommending for the most at risk of society. The French press such as Le Monde minimizes the critical edge within the direct recommendations.”
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