France has begun its autumn vaccination drive, offering residents the chance to receive flu and Covid-19 vaccines simultaneously from October 14th until January 31st.
Health authorities encourage eligible people to get both vaccines at once, which can be administered in separate arms during the same appointment. There is no minimum waiting period required if the vaccines are given separately.
Who should get vaccinated?
The campaign mainly targets over 65-year-olds and those at higher risk of severe illness, including people with chronic conditions, pregnant women, and those with severe obesity.
France’s health insurance will cover 100% of the cost for priority groups, which also include care home residents and children over six months with certain medical conditions.
While Covid vaccination is specifically recommended for over 65-year-olds, anyone wishing to receive the vaccine can do so, regardless of age.
Where to get vaccinated
Both vaccines are available from doctors, nurses and pharmacists, with midwives also able to administer the injections in certain cases.
For Covid vaccinations, most people aged five and over need just one dose. However, young children who have never been vaccinated or infected require a more complex three-dose schedule.
Adults must wait six months after their last Covid vaccination or infection before receiving another dose, though this drops to three months for immunocompromised people and those over 80.
Health officials stress that vaccination remains the most effective protection against both illnesses, though barrier measures like hand hygiene continue to be recommended even for the vaccinated.
The authorities advise getting the flu vaccine before the virus begins circulating widely, as it takes two weeks for the body to develop sufficient antibodies
With Brazilian marble, mirrored ceilings, fur-lined walls and sculptural taps shaped like Italian hand gestures, Regina d’Italia brings a highly personal, meticulously crafted design language to the water. Now for sale at €54 million, the 65-metre superyacht opened her doors to journalists for the first time during the Monaco Yacht Show.
Regina d’Italia made her official market debut in Monaco after six years as the private retreat of fashion designer Stefano Gabbana. Now listed for €54 million with Ocean Independence, the 65-metre Codecasa-built superyacht offered rare access to her interiors — and revealed herself to be a remarkable composition of craft, control and understated glamour.
Designed in close collaboration with Milan-based M2 Atelier, the yacht is an extension of Gabbana’s design instinct: bold in concept, but executed with restraint. This is not a floating boutique. Instead, it is a refined, deeply personal expression of materiality and form, rooted in the belief that “simple is more than enough”.
Guest suite aboard Regina d’Italia
The immersive palette of couture interiors
From the moment you step aboard, Regina d’Italia signals her commitment to tactile experience. Walls are lined in faux-fur, a choice that both softens and insulates the interior. The ceilings are mirrored throughout — from guest suites to the main salon — drawing light and reflection in constantly shifting ways, like ripples on open water.
Brazilian marble is used extensively, but never ornamentally. The same stone seen in fine jewellery weaves its way from lower-deck bathrooms to upper-level stairwells, its tone deepening as you ascend.
In the owner’s suite, floor-to-ceiling slabs create a calming rhythm across twin bathrooms and vanities. The result is immersive and atmospheric, but never overwrought.
The staircase
Regina d’Italia also plays with pattern. The bar and guest cabin headboards are inlaid with custom-made, copyright-protected coral motifs, a recurring visual thread that references both Italian coastal tradition and Dolce & Gabbana’s signature Sicilian baroque.
These motifs reappear as sculptural accents across surfaces and accessories, adding cohesion to the broader visual story.
Coral motifs feature harmoniously throughout
Space designed to be experienced
The main salon is a study in deliberate contrast. A central U-shaped sofa anchors the space, flanked by linear lounges, with a Fornasetti dining table and throne-like chairs commanding the dining area.
Telescopic lighting and the mirrored ceiling amplify the room’s sense of verticality, while concealed storage within almost every furniture element maintains the clean, curated layout.
The mosaic-tiled pool and sun loungers
Upstairs, the gym is encased in a blue-domed glass enclosure with mirrored walls and a full Technogym suite. It opens directly onto the mosaic-tiled infinity pool, which is surrounded by eight sun loungers, transitioning by night into an open-air lounge surrounded by ambient lighting.
Each guest suite is treated as its own private chamber. Themed around different Italian hand gestures, they feature bronze sculptural taps, handles and inlays, created in collaboration with Italian artisans. The design is tactile, playful and unmistakably rooted in Gabbana’s identity.
Hand gestures feature throughout
A disciplined design vision
Despite its visual impact, the design never tips into opulence for its own sake. The use of fur, mirrored surfaces, and custom corals could easily have resulted in excess, but here, every material is chosen for both effect and emotion.
Storage solutions are integrated throughout: drawers hidden behind fabric panels, closets finished in velvet and astrakhan, lighting embedded in architectural seams. In the owner’s suite, two full dressing rooms are lined with silk, echoing couture ateliers rather than typical yacht interiors.
Regina d’Italia now on the market for €54 million
A serious yacht with substance
At 1,300 GT, Regina d’Italia is engineered as much for performance as presence. Twin Caterpillar engines deliver a top speed of 18.5 knots, with a 4,300-nautical-mile range at 13 knots. Built on the Codecasa 65 platform, she brings proven seakeeping to her cinematic design.
There is no doubt that Regina d’Italia is a collector’s piece, a singular vision shaped by one of Italy’s most influential design voices.
