The French government has announced plans to inoculate the new coronavirus vaccine from residents of facilities for the elderly who are at high risk of becoming severely ill.
In Europe, Italy and Spain have also announced plans, and countries are rushing to prepare for vaccination.
EU-European Union drug regulators are reviewing whether US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will conditionally approve vaccines being co-developed with German Biontech and vaccines being developed by American pharmaceutical company Moderna. However, Pfizer's vaccine is expected to reach a conclusion at the end of this month at the latest.
Prior to this, Prime Minister Castex and others met on the 3rd in France to prioritize vaccinations for people at high risk of infection and aggravation, such as residents and staff of elderly facilities, and then other people. Announcing plans to gradually expand to the elderly and healthcare professionals.
The French government plans to receive a total of 100 million vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, and will start vaccination next month if EU regulators approve it promptly.
Of these, the Pfizer vaccine, which is expected to be supplied first, needs to be managed at a low temperature of around minus 70 degrees Celsius, so it will be managed at major hospitals in each region and delivered from there.
"The arrival of the vaccine is a very important step in the fight against the virus," Castex said, calling for active vaccination.
Regarding vaccines, Spain has also put together a plan to prioritize residents of facilities for the elderly, and Italy has announced plans to give large-scale vaccinations from next spring, and each country is rushing to prepare. ..