Vaccination centers against Covid-19 in cities will open before the beginning of February, announced Thursday, December 31, Minister of Health Olivier Véran.

"Before the beginning of February, the first vaccination centers will open in the city, to start vaccinating people aged 75 and over, then 65 and over, etc.," he said on Twitter.

In addition, before the beginning of February, the 1st vaccination centers will open in the city, to start vaccinating people aged 75 and over, then 65 and over, etc.

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- Olivier Véran (@olivierveran) December 31, 2020

"We have decided, at the same time, to accelerate the protection of priority audiences. As of Monday, caregivers aged 50 and over who wish to be able to be vaccinated in centers already having vaccines", he added. .

"Rest assured. The vaccination campaign will soon gain momentum," added Olivier Véran, recalling the government's strategy to prioritize the residents of nursing homes, which causes logistical difficulties.

"In a few weeks, vaccination will have been offered to all elderly people, and we will be at the same level as the countries which have proceeded differently," assures the Minister of Health. 

The vaccine is an extraordinary opportunity, you should not be afraid of getting vaccinated, nor of not having access to it.

Gradually, everyone can be protected, in order of priority, as the vaccines are delivered to us.

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- Olivier Véran (@olivierveran) December 31, 2020

These decisions come as the government has been facing criticism from opposition parties and part of the medical profession for several days over the slowness of the vaccination campaign launched on Sunday, which at this stage has only concerned a few hundred people. people in France, against tens of thousands in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Thursday, the French National Academy of Medicine (ANM) called on the health authorities to simplify and accelerate the vaccination campaign, regretting the "excessive" precautions.

With AFP and Reuters

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