From December 1, all French people over 50 will be eligible for a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
However, this injection will not be necessary to keep their sanitary pass.
On the other hand, for those over 65 who have had their second dose for six months and five weeks, this reminder will be mandatory if they wish to continue going to the cinema, restaurant or travel.
These announcements by Emmanuel Macron aroused very contrasting reactions from our Internet users.
For many, this reminder is obvious.
For others, it is unfair since the current epidemic primarily concerns unvaccinated people.
Finally, among the recalcitrant, this new constraint only accentuates their anger.
Wind of panic or fury?
The French seem a little stunned by the announcement made Tuesday by Emmanuel Macron: the recall of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine will be open to over 50s in December ... and mandatory for over 65s from December 15 to obtain or keep their health pass.
This new reminder campaign aroused (many) very contrasting reactions among
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Internet users
who responded to our call for testimonials.
One more illustration of the split that the debate on vaccination generates within French society.
"I do not want to run the risk of" putting the cover back ""
For many of our readers, accepting this reminder goes without saying. “I will do this third dose and those that will follow if necessary, anticipates Marie, 52 years old. I don't want to overcrowd hospitals. I protect myself and I protect others. I put on a motorcycle helmet and my belt behind the wheel. "Same evidence for Murielle, 54 years old:" I had the Covid twice. The aftereffects put me on my knees for weeks. I did the vaccine as soon as I could, and I will do the booster dose as soon as I can. I don't want to run the risk of "putting it back". For Jany, 72, the constraint announced by Emmanuel Macron has not changed anything. "I made an appointment for my recall before the speech, because it is for me the best thing to do and a citizen gesture".
"There are so many countries that envy us ..."
Some do not hide a certain bitterness towards those who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Frédéric, 53, will take his third dose without hesitation in December. “I am exasperated by all the conspiratorial rumors. The motivations of anti-tax are very worrying for the future of our society: distrust of democratic power, of the mainstream media supposedly linked to the great global conspiracy, searches for information only on alternative sites which have a nice game to manipulate and push these unbelievers (yet often well integrated socially) to reject government and media discourse. "Martine, 62, invites you to look elsewhere ..." I will do the third dose as soon as possible. We have had a multitude of vaccines since our birth.We're lucky to be able to escape this Covid filth. There are so many countries that envy us… Whether the resistance fighters take a little trip to Colombia or Madagascar. "
Martine, 71, also thinks that we should go further.
“I got my third dose of the vaccine two days ago, and the flu shot a week ago.
I believe in the effectiveness of vaccines in general and I think that vaccination against Covid should be made compulsory so that we can finally get out of this global health crisis.
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The question of antibody dosage
But if many do not express any reluctance, some regret that one does not test the antibodies before injecting again a vaccine. "No need for an announcement from the President to take care of his health, moreover it is high time to pass the baton on to our doctors," annoys Isabelle, 62 years old. Mine already prescribed a blood test a few weeks ago to do six months after my second dose, in early January, to check the antibody level. As soon as the rate is no longer satisfactory, I will do a third dose without hesitation… Then the following ones when necessary. "
Same requirement for Marie, 54 years old. “I had the Covid in November 2020 with classic symptoms, fatigue, cough, cold, sore throat and loss of smell, like a common winter virus. I was vaccinated in June (therefore a dose) to obtain the health pass above all, and therefore travel without constraint. The vaccine seems to me essential to protect the most vulnerable, but must remain free in other situations, such as the flu. I will not be vaccinated again without first taking a blood test to find out my antibody level. "
Another criticism: access to these doses does not seem obvious, while many vaccination centers have closed.
A difficulty that Jeanine, 74, who took her third dose on November 24, has already encountered.
“To find a vaccination center, it's the obstacle course, the center where I have been twice has since closed, some doctors and pharmacists do not do it.
“All the more so with the president's announcements, many French people are already rushing to meet up… Elisabeth, 71, is also worried about logistics.
“No problem to take the 3rd dose, what I find regrettable is the deadline for the health pass, we are being held hostage.
There should be enough doses among pharmacists and doctors.
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Vaccinated, they oppose the third dose
Jacques, 66, is much more critical of this unfair decision according to him. "I do not see why we force people in good standing (vaccinated, two doses) to a third dose while for the unvaccinated no measure, very random checks of the health pass in certain places ..." Some, convinced of the interest of the vaccine during the first injection, raise concerns about this recall. Nadia, 51, experienced nausea, vomiting, tremors, malaise and phlebitis after her second dose. “So I'm very worried about the risks there may be with a third dose, so I won't be doing it. "
Others argue against the requirement to recall with messenger RNA.
"I am vaccinated with Janssen and they want to give me a so-called second dose which is in fact a new vaccine: the Pfizer + the flu vaccine, Storm Gilbert, 65 years old.
How far will they go?
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"The pass is a scandal"
For many Internet users, the vaccine against Covid-19 was no and it will remain so.
“The president's announcement did not make me change my mind, quite the contrary: I will still not be vaccinated, insists Nicole, 65 years old.
I'm not a guinea pig and the sanitary pass I don't need at all, I manage myself like a grown-up.
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Rose, who just turned 65, is also opposed to vaccination.
“I haven't had any injections and I certainly don't intend to start when I hear people talking about people who have had side effects from this forced injection.
Going out, I'm happy to do without, if I want to see friends, my door is open.
"And Beatrice rant:" the pass is a scandal: it's just because the hospital is to the bone.
It is not our health that worries Macron, but the ability of hospitals to be able to treat everyone in the event of an epidemic.
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