New symbolic figure for vaccination.
France has passed the 4 million booster dose mark injected, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Friday, welcoming that the campaign has moved into "high gear" since Emmanuel Macron's speech on Tuesday.
Faced with an epidemic which "resumes strongly and everywhere" in Europe, France is entering "a period of risk", warned Attal during a trip to a pharmacy in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine).
"The whole of the territory goes from green to orange and in places even to red", but "it is not inevitable that this fifth wave which is starting perhaps takes away the hospital" and this thanks to the vaccination, "a very strong immune shield".
620,000 appointments made since the presidential address
The government spokesperson welcomed the fact that appointments for a booster dose of vaccine jumped in the wake of Emmanuel Macron's speech. The Head of State announced Tuesday evening that the maintenance of the health pass for those over 65 would be conditioned, from December 15, by the injection of a booster dose, which will be able to benefit those over 50 years old. from the beginning of December.
Since then, "620,000 appointments have been made on Doctolib, which is three times more than the previous week" and "there has been a record number of booster injections the day after the surgery. President of the Republic, ”he said.
"We have exceeded 4 million injected booster doses", for an eligible audience of 7.7 million people, added Attal.
“Since Tuesday, the recall campaign has shifted two or three gears.
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"The fifth wave will be that of the unvaccinated"
Started on September 1, the recall campaign targets first the most vulnerable groups (nursing home residents and other people over 65, people with comorbidities or very immunocompromised) who must receive an additional dose of vaccine, 6 months minimum after full vaccination.
“The fifth wave will be that of the unvaccinated and fragile people not recalled.
Each injection takes a patient away from the hospital and brings us collectively closer to a peaceful winter, ”he insisted.
Macron again urged on Tuesday the some 6 million French people "who have not received any dose" to be vaccinated, in the name of "the spirit of responsibility".
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