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Added on the 15/06/2021 14:55:20 - Copyright : France 24 EN
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
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
Government officials arrive at Matignon for a meeting on the situation in Guadeloupe, where riots which broke out after an announcement that coronavirus jabs would be mandatory for all healthcare workers. Elite police and counter-terrorism officers were sent over the weekend in a bid to quell the violence. French Prime Minister Jean Castex, placed in isolation after one of his daughters tested positive, is video conferencing in. IMAGES des arrivées IMAGES of arrivals
The EU is to donate another 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries, more than doubling its present pledge, the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen announces. SOUNDBITE
"Hello! (...) I'm going to ask you for your health pass please" - this is the new customer greeting in a restaurant in Lille, in northern France, on the first day of the extension of the Covid pass in cafes, restaurants and trains, a tightening of rules the government hopes will boost vaccinations. IMAGES