Even if he recognizes that problems remain, Emmanuel Macron is satisfied with the turn taken by the vaccination campaign in France.

The Head of State welcomed Tuesday, during a weekly meeting "vaccines" at the Elysee Palace, that this campaign "is accelerating", with nearly 18 million doses injected.

However, there are still "difficulties to convince on the AstraZeneca".

"Last week, we had 2.5 million injected doses, the highest figure over a week," Emmanuel Macron recalled.

The executive has set a goal of reaching 20 million vaccinated with at least one dose by mid-May, a goal that seems achievable at the current rate.

During this "vaccines" meeting that Emmanuel Macron gathers every Tuesday evening, in the presence in particular of Prime Minister Jean Castex, Minister of Health Olivier Véran and spokesperson Gabriel Attal, he stressed that France had "4 , 5 million vaccinated with the two doses (4.8 million, according to the Directorate General of Health) which places us among the countries which have vaccinated their adult populations the most within the European Union ”.

"Almost 70% of those over 70 are protected," he added.

"Improve [the] mobilization" of health personnel

In addition to the reluctance of the French on the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Head of State however mentioned several difficulties including the mobilization of health personnel that must be intensified and the organization of vaccination of priority professions.

"We have difficulties to convince on the AstraZeneca, we must think in terms of communication and ability to convince," he recommended.

Also recalling that 20,000 health professionals were on the bridge in the 1,700 vaccination centers last week, Emmanuel Macron estimated that "if we want to continue to build up and last it is likely that we will have to improve this mobilization".

The president finally welcomed the arrival of new Pfizer doses in the EU in the second quarter, including 7 million for France, and the green light Tuesday from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to the American group's vaccine Johnson and Johnson.

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