The National Council calls for an easing of health measures in Monaco
Updated on 02/10/2022 at 12:34
Published on 02/10/2022 at 12:52
The elected members of the National Council are calling in particular for an end to the wearing of masks outdoors in Monaco, with the exception of places with high traffic.
The National Council calls for an easing of health measures in Monaco
02/10 at 12:52 p.m.
Update 02/10 at 12:34 p.m.
The elected representatives of the High Assembly have written to the Prince’s government to request the organization of a forthcoming meeting of the joint Covid-19 monitoring committee in order to discuss a series of measures aimed at combining protocols and adapting the management of the health crisis, in view of its current evolution.
In a letter dated Wednesday February 9, the elected members of the National Council asked the princely government to hold a meeting of the joint Covid-19 monitoring committee.
In view of the favorable evolution of the health crisis, they are asking for a relaxation of health measures in the Principality. In their letter addressed to the Minister of State by President Stéphane Valeri and the chairman of the special commission for the analysis of the COVID-19 crisis, Jacques Rit, the elected officials took note of a steady drop in the incidence rate. , as well as the latest studies demonstrating the low dangerousness of the omicron variant. The elected officials also noted that for several weeks, the number of people admitted to intensive care remains very limited.
The Principality’s parliament also alerts the national council to the availability of the Nuvaxovid vaccine as an alternative. The elected officials wondered why the Nuvaxovid vaccine, developed by the company Novavax, and which has been authorized by the European Medical Agency since the end of December 2021, and the French High Authority for Health since mid-January 2022, does not was not available in the Principality. In particular, they understood that “the traditional technology used for this vaccine could be likely to convince people who until now remain wary of vaccines based on messenger RNA technology”.
The National Council also calls for a “more responsive management depending on the health situation”. They only work “During most of the pandemic, Monaco, thanks to the arbitrations of the Sovereign Prince, and as the representatives of the National Council on the Mixed Committee wished, very often maintained a less restrictive position than in the neighboring country, justified by its better situation. epidemic and hospital. Today, the trend is unfortunately reversed and creates a competitive disadvantage for economic players and quality of life for residents”.
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The National Council calls for an easing of health measures in Monaco