COVID-19
News
2026.04.27
Read below the op-ed (in French) published in the French newspaper Le Parisien on April 26, 2026, on the occasion of World Vaccination Week.
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News
2026.04.24
Live attenuated vaccines
Principle: a weakened or very similar version of the virus or bacteria is used. This weakened microbe is no longer capable of...
Portrait
2026.03.30
A childhood shaped by science and empathy
Guillemette Masse-Ranson was born in northern France before moving to Greater Paris when she was five. She was...
News
2026.03.12
Since its emergence, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has not stopped evolving. Each new variant accumulates mutations in its spike protein, the 'key' enabling it to...
News
2025.12.18
Updated on April 16, 2026.
Read the report on the 2025–2026 season for respiratory infections in France (in French), published by French Health Authorities...
News
2025.12.18
Every winter, viruses affect millions of people in France, placing huge pressure on healthcare facilities. Given the diverse nature of these viruses and...
News
2025.10.03
According to Santé publique France, suspected cases of COVID increased by 37% in adults during the week of September 15-21, 2025 in mainland France, down...
News
2025.08.27
First gene therapy trial in France to treat childhood deafness
The Audiogene trial aims to correct the deficiency in a gene responsible for congenital...
News
2025.03.20
Here is the story of a successful international collaboration. The Institut Pasteur and the Quantitative Biosciences Institute at the University of...
News
2024.12.09
In September 2023, the Institut Pasteur invited experts involved in managing the COVID-19 crisis in 13 Western European countries to a meeting in Paris. The...