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Because of the current epidemic wave and the threat of the omicron variant, the Government Council decided on 7 January 2022 to reduce the interval for the booster shot to 3 months after a two-dose vaccination (Moderna, BioNTech/Pfizer) and a "Mix & Match" vaccination (AstraZeneca in the 1st dose and ARN in the 2nd dose) and to open up the booster shot to teenagers aged 12 and over.

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 2,688 to 5,641 cases (+110%) for the week of 27 December to 2 January.

On 4 January 2022, the Government Council approved a bill proposing to maintain the maximum duration of isolation at 10 days for persons who have neither a complete vaccination nor a booster vaccination within 6 months.

From today, the interval for booster vaccination after a two-dose vaccine (Moderna, BioNTech/Pfizer) and a Mix & Match pattern (AstraZeneca 1st dose and RNA 2nd dose) is reduced to 4 months instead of 6 months.

Due to technical problems at the Hall Victor Hugo vaccination centre in Limpertsberg, the centre will be transferred to Luxexpo The Box as of Monday, 3 January 2022.

In view of the strong growth in new COVID-19 infections, the Contact Tracing unit of the Health Inspectorate has adapted its operating mode to increase its reactivity in the follow-up of contacts. This adaptation is operational since 31 December 2021.

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has decreased from 2,727 to 2,688 cases (-1%) for the week of 20 to 26 December.

The CovidCheck.lu application has been adapted following the entry into force of the 2G+ regime, set up by the Government in the fight against the health pandemic.

Unlike claims circulating on social networks, the Ministry of Health has never agreed to a validation procedure for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests by teleconsultation via videoconference applications.

From 23 December, children aged between 5 and 11 years can be vaccinated on a voluntary basis in the 3 vaccination centres Victor Hugo, Esch-Belval and Ettelbruck.

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 2,593 to 2,727 cases (+5%) for the week of 13 to 19 December.

In the context of the shortening of the time between the initial vaccination and the booster vaccination and taking into account an acceleration of the deliveries of vaccines, the government has decided to temporarily reopen, as from 10 January 2022, a fifth vaccination centre at Luxexpo The Box (Luxembourg-Kirchberg).

Following the launch of the first vaccination campaigns for the homeless on 1 and 2 June 2021 and on 16, 19 and 20 July on the premises of the "Wanteraktioun", a "booster" and primary vaccination campaign was organised on 13 and 15 December 2021.

The Division of Pharmacy and Medicines of the National Health Directorate in close collaboration with the "Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance de Nancy" has published the 8th monthly report on adverse reactions reported in Luxembourg for COVID-19 vaccines.

In view of the current epidemic wave, the threat of the omicron variant and the increasing incidence of hospitalisations among vaccinated persons, and following the recommendations of the Conseil supérieur des maladies infectieuses (CSMI) issued on 14 December, the Government Council of 15 December decided to reduce the interval between the last injection of a Pfizer or Moderna vaccination and the "booster" dose from 6 to 5 months.