Olivier Véran was interviewed on the TF1 set on Tuesday.
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The first vaccination campaign against Covid-19 will begin Sunday in France in "two or three" establishments for the elderly and will concern "a few dozen residents", announced Tuesday the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.
“There will first be two or three establishments concerned.
One on the side of Paris, not very far from Paris, another on the side of Bourgogne Franche-Comté and then possibly a third which is under discussion ", declared the minister, specifying that the first vaccines would be" delivered on Saturday "on the territory.
A few dozen residents
These first injections of the vaccine developed by the American Pfizer and the German BioNTech will concern "a few dozen residents first on Sunday".
Then this will be extended “to other establishments on Monday and then Tuesday.
We are going to take it off like that gradually, it is the initiation of the vaccination campaign, ”added Olivier Véran.
“Larger” vaccine deliveries are scheduled for “late December and early January”.
The High Authority for Health (HAS) is due to issue an opinion on this vaccine on Thursday, Christmas Eve, called Comirnaty in reference to the technology used (messenger RNA, mRNA in English).
She will say whether it "fits into the vaccination strategy as recommended" or "with what reserves".
The organization has already issued general recommendations on priority audiences and the organization of the campaign, but a specific opinion must be given for each vaccine, to take into account their characteristics (efficacy against transmission of the virus or only protection against the disease, risk profile, storage conditions, etc.).
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