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The European Medicines Agency approves the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the EU. SOUNDBITE
A 92-year-old resident of an assisted-living facility in Dijon receives Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday. The Burgundy region remains a hotspot for the disease with the virus circulating rapidly. IMAGES
Paris (France), Dec 27 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Julien de Rosa).- Mauricette, a 78-year-old care home resident in Sevran, on the outskirts of Paris, became the first person in France to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Sunday. "I am excited, it is an honour," she said.FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE RENE MURET BIGOTTINI HOSPITAL AFTER THE START OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATION CAMPAIGN ON SUNDAY IN PARIS.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne holds a meeting on Covid-19 via videoconference with the prefects and directors of regional health agencies, as Europe currently experiences a seventh wave of the epidemic. IMAGES
Hundreds of opponents of the Covid-19 vaccine pass gather near the Eiffel Tour in Paris to protest against the controversial bill set to be greenlit by parliament and implemented by the end of January. IMAGES
People crowd the Champs-Elysees in Paris on another Covid-stricken New Year's Eve, as celebratory fireworks were cancelled due to a surge in Covid cases. IMAGES