Vaccination: 220,000 French people vaccinated against Covid-19 this Saturday (Illustration) -
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The government wanted to accelerate its vaccination campaign this weekend, thanks to major operations carried out in several regions particularly affected by the epidemic of coronavirus and its variants.
The operation should be successful, according to Olivier Véran.
Saturday afternoon, the Minister of Health has indeed indicated in a tweet that “220,000 French people have been vaccinated” according to a count at 5.30 pm, or “more than double from last Saturday”.
Mobilization weekend for vaccination across the country.
Doctors, caregivers, firefighters, elected officials and community staff: everyone on deck.
And already this Saturday at 5.30 pm, 220,000 French people have been vaccinated, more than double from last Saturday.
We continue tomorrow!
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- Olivier Véran (@olivierveran) March 6, 2021
According to government data, more than 3.5 million French people had received a first injection of the anti-Covid vaccine, before this weekend of large mobilization therefore.
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