(Fighting new crown pneumonia) France officially approves the use of new crown vaccine, official said Macron has no new crown symptoms
China News Service, Paris, December 24 (Reporter Li Yang) France officially approved the use of the new crown vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
French officials said on the same day that President Macron no longer has symptoms of new crown virus infection and can end the quarantine.
The French General Administration of Health announced on the 24th that it approved the use of Pfizer vaccine, saying that the vaccine can be used in people over 16 years old and its effectiveness and tolerability are satisfactory.
This is the final regulatory approval step that Pfizer vaccine must undergo before it can be vaccinated in France.
French Minister of Health Vilan said on the same day that the relevant decision of the French Medical and Health Regulatory Agency means that France has given the "green light" for the use of the new crown vaccine.
He said that French vaccination will begin on the 27th, and the elderly and frontline health workers will be given priority.
The European Medicines Agency made a positive assessment of the safety and effectiveness of Pfizer's vaccine this week. The European Commission approved the conditional listing of the vaccine in the European Union. The first batch of vaccines will be shipped from Pfizer's production base in Belgium.
The French Presidential Palace Elysée Palace issued a press release on the 24th, stating that Macron has not shown any symptoms of new crown virus infection, and according to current health regulations, the 7-day quarantine can be ended.
The press release also pointed out that Macron once again called on the public to pay attention to the importance of social distancing, room ventilation, wearing masks, and frequent hand washing on Christmas Eve; he wished the French people a happy holiday in this "special period".
Macron was diagnosed with the new crown virus on the 17th and went to the presidential residence in Versailles for isolation.
The Elysée Palace stated that Macron still handled government affairs during his illness and held meetings on schedule.
During the quarantine period, he also talked by telephone with British Prime Minister Johnson, Russian President Putin, German Chancellor Merkel and other dignitaries.
As of press time, Macron has not appeared in public on the 24th.
Through social media, he positively commented on the agreement reached between the EU and the UK on the future of relations that day. He pointed out that the unity and firm stance of the EU paid off.
According to the latest official epidemic data, there were 21,634 new confirmed cases in France on the 24th, with a total of 2,527,509 confirmed cases.
There are 62,268 deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France, with 290 new deaths.
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