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French health authorities recommend that the AstraZeneca vaccine be given to the elderly over 55 years old. This was decided because of the reports of a combination of clot formation and a reduced number of platelets in vaccinees.   Several dozen cases of vaccinees with these rare conditions are known in Europe. Most of these people are under the age of 55. Although it has not been proven to be side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine, France will only administer the drug to older people as a precaution. The possible side effects resulted in several European countries, including France, temporarily suspending the vaccine's use. The vaccinations with AstraZeneca were resumed in France after a few days on Friday after positive advice from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which spo...

Thanks to extra maintenance and modifications, old French nuclear power stations last much longer than anticipated.   Instead of 40 years, they can run for 50 years, according to the government's nuclear regulator, the Authority for Nuclear Safety (ASN). ASN's opinion has been eagerly awaited because no country uses so much energy generated by nuclear energy. More than 70 percent of the electricity comes from nuclear energy. But many of the 58 nuclear power plants would come to an end, as they have been in place since the 1970s and 1980s. Now, in ten years, nuclear power plants can be refurbished and adapted. The first nuclear power plant to be renovated for the refurbishment will be that of Tricastin next year. It is located between Lyon and Marseille on the river R...