https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The annual flu vaccination campaign in France was only launched last week, yet already pharmacies across the country have sold out of doses. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201021/french-pharmacies-run-out-of-flu-vaccines-as-demand-soars Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:39:37 +0200 french-pharmacies-run-out-of-flu-vaccines-as-demand-soars Always an important part of the medical calendar, the seasonal flu vaccine campaign has taken on a new importance this year. Here's what you need to know about getting vaccinated in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201009/what-you-need-to-know-about-frances-2020-flu-vaccination-campaign Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:09:33 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-frances-2020-flu-vaccination-campaign France is in the grip of a deadly flew epidemic. Here's what you need to know about vaccinations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170112/flu-in-france-do-you-need-to-get-a-vaccination Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:53:48 +0100 flu-in-france-do-you-need-to-get-a-vaccination French hospitals are at breaking point due to a particularly virulent strain of flu that has spread across the country. Here's what you need to know about what's going on. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170111/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-deadly-flu-epidemic-in-france Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:02:24 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-deadly-flu-epidemic-in-france The flu season has well and truly hit France - with emergency services 'stretched to capacity' and struggling to cope. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170111/french-hospitals-stretched-to-capacity-as-flu-spreads Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:14:28 +0100 french-hospitals-stretched-to-capacity-as-flu-spreads France's Department of Health announced on Wednesday that the majority of the country has officially been struck by the flu epidemic, a month earlier than in previous years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161221/flu-epidemic-sweeps-across-france-one-month-early Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:26:38 +0100 flu-epidemic-sweeps-across-france-one-month-early The stomach flu epidemic sweeping through France has struck Brittany in the north west particularly hard, with much of the country at epidemic level. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160128/stomach-flu-epidemic-sweeps-through-brittany Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:33:16 +0100 stomach-flu-epidemic-sweeps-through-brittany A leaked memo from France's intelligence services says that the country's hospital emergency wards are on the brink of "social implosion" due to overworked staff and angry patients. One union leader told The Local it's become like Britain's NHS under Margaret Thatcher. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150310/frances-hospitals-on-verge-of-collapse Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:14:00 +0100 frances-hospitals-on-verge-of-collapse Since mid-January France has seen 8,500 more deaths than usual for this time of year, with the flu epidemic that has swept across the nation throughout winter believed to be the major factor. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150305/flu-pushes-frances-fatality-rate-up-19-percent Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:44:00 +0100 flu-pushes-frances-fatality-rate-up-19-percent France has triggered its crisis response plan after hospitals raised the alarm on Thursday that they were struggling to cope with the flu epidemic that has now struck down more than two million patients. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150220/flu-epidemic-leaves-french-hospitals-in-crisis Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:12:00 +0100 flu-epidemic-leaves-french-hospitals-in-crisis A flu epidemic has taken hold in France after the number of infections increased sharply over the past two weeks and will continue to rise. The spread of the virus has been aided by the inefficiency of this year's flu jab. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150129/flu-epidemic-takes-hold-in-france Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:01:00 +0100 flu-epidemic-takes-hold-in-france A wicked stomach flu is sweeping across France and is only expected to get worse in the next seven days, French media reported on Friday. Find out where it's hitting hardest and what you can do to stay healthy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140117/stomach-flu-epidemic-hits-france Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:57:00 +0100 stomach-flu-epidemic-hits-france French authorities have reversed earlier claims that two men hospitalized in Tours after returning from Saudi Arabia were infected with a deadly virus formerly known as coronavirus, but now labeled MERS, it emerged on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130612/france-suspects-two-new-cases-of-deadly-mers-virus Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:03:00 +0200 france-suspects-two-new-cases-of-deadly-mers-virus The World Health Organization has advised French people to stay calm after two cases of a deadly new SARS-like virus were confirmed over the weekend, and asked that they not overburden hospitals so those actually infected could be treated. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130514/who-asks-france-for-calm-amid-deadly-virus-fears Tue, 14 May 2013 10:26:00 +0200 who-asks-france-for-calm-amid-deadly-virus-fears The shock death of an athletic 23-year-old man from the flu virus has intensified anxieties in France on Thursday, as the country enters the fourth month of a deadly epidemic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130207/shocking-death-raises-fears-about-trivial-flu Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:48:00 +0100 shocking-death-raises-fears-about-trivial-flu Deaths in February and March in France were 13 percent higher than during the same period last year, according to public health institute the InVS. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120904/deaths-rise-by-13-during-2012-winter-period Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:26:00 +0200 deaths-rise-by-13-during-2012-winter-period