France: MPs raise the vaccination pass to 16 years old instead of 12

The deputies raised the threshold required for the vaccination pass to 16 years, against 12 years in the initial project of the government, which finally rallied to this change. This modification was adopted almost unanimously - 386 votes for, two against - during the examination at first reading at the Palais Bourbon of the bill establishing the vaccine pass. The vaccine pass would only be applied at "the age from which a minor can be vaccinated against Covid-19 without parental consent", i.e. 16 years old.

Covid: Europe and the United States hit by the tidal wave Omicron

Nearly 890,000 cases in 24 hours in the United States, 270,000 in France, more than 200,000 in the United Kingdom: Covid-19 contaminations increased further on Tuesday around the world, threatening certain sectors with significant malfunctions. Many personalities are among the new "positives": from the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf to the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, passing by the goalkeeper of Paris SG Gianluigi Donnarumma and the defender Lucas Hernandez of Bayern Munich, where no less than eight players are affected...

The Covid continues its breakthrough in L1, the League adapts its protocol

Eight players infected in Lorient, Gianluigi Donnarumma positive at Paris SG ... While the Covid-19 continues to threaten Ligue 1, French football has revised its health protocol to multiply tests and reduce the duration of isolation. Since the end of the winter break, every day has brought its share of bad news, to the point of threatening to disrupt the resumption of L1 in 2022 this weekend for the 20th day. Like the English Premier League in recent weeks, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in Spain or Bayern Munich in Germany (8 sick players), French football is not immune to the resurgence of the pandemic linked to the Omicron variant. Main novelty of the document, which AFP was able to consult, the players of L1 and L2 will now be subjected to a test 48 hours before each meeting, whether they are vaccinated or not, and will only be able to participate in the match in case of negative result.

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RC Lens qualified for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France by eliminating Lille on penalties (2-2 after regulation time) on Tuesday evening at the Bollaert stadium and will receive another Ligue 1 club, Monaco.