The Telethon plateau in 2019. -

SADAKA EDMOND

The coronavirus will also have had a significant impact on the Telethon.

The counter for the 2020 edition reached 58,290,120 euros in pledges on Sunday, down sharply from the 74.6 million raised during the operation in 2019 and 87 million in the end.

Internet or phone donations will continue until December 11 this year.

At the end of the program, the # Téléthon2020 displays a counter of € 58,290,120.

This Telethon was the one of the greatest victories in its history!



Thanks to @MPokora, exceptional sponsor 💛


Thanks to the @francetele teams for this unforgettable program 💛https: //t.co/vJycI4zOlN pic.twitter.com/zXCT0DEQ3R

- AFM-Telethon (@Telethon_France) December 6, 2020

This 34th edition was marked by the cancellation due to confinement of the events that symbolize this charitable marathon.

"In this health context which has led to the cancellation of a very large number of events in towns and villages, the French have attended this exceptional Telethon: that of the greatest victories in its history" , still welcomed the organizers in a press release.

The fundraising event for research on rare diseases, launched Friday evening, was reduced this year to its retransmission on the channels of France Televisions and challenges on the Internet.

Some 80% of the usual activities have been canceled because of restrictions imposed by the fight against Covid-19.

The Généthon celebrates its 30 years

“Usually, there are 12,000 municipalities participating in the Telethon, that is, one in three, 250,000 volunteers and 5 million French people.

The vast majority of these events are prevented today ”, had underlined earlier this week the president of the organization AFM-Telethon, Laurence Tiennot-Herment.

However, “the land is 40% of the collection”, and in particular “the addition of very small donations”, she argued.

Despite this particular context, the Telethon celebrated an important anniversary this year: the 30th anniversary of Généthon, the cutting-edge laboratory that this charitable marathon made it possible to finance.

Inaugurated on December 8, 1990, it allowed several advances in gene therapy, which consists of introducing genetic material into cells to treat a disease.

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