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Paris (dpa) - Because of the extremely slow vaccination start in France, the government is coming under increasing pressure.

Health Minister Olivier Véran announced on Tuesday in an interview with the French broadcaster RTL that the corona vaccination strategy will now be “strengthened, accelerated and simplified”.

The vaccinations should now be extended as soon as possible to people over 75 years of age who do not live in the home, for example.

Véran also said that vaccination registrations should be possible over the Internet and by telephone.

Specifically, this should be presented on Thursday.

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In France on Tuesday there was initially still a lack of clarity about the specific number of people vaccinated.

Véran said the number of 2,000 vaccinations was exceeded on Monday.

The fact is that France lags behind many other countries.

Véran promised that they would catch up with the neighbors in the coming days.

For comparison: In Germany, as of Monday noon, more than 260,000 vaccinations were officially reported.

«Why not just vaccinate?

Like the Israelis, the British or the Germans? », Wrote around 30 medical professionals in an open letter.

You complain of a "race against time" and criticize complicated approval procedures for vaccination.

The current system is not up to the seriousness of the situation.

There has recently been massive criticism of Paris from the regions in particular.

The President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France, Xavier Bertrand, complained that he did not have an overview of the vaccination doses available in his northern region.

“We were told that caregivers over 50 years of age can be vaccinated.

But those who called on Monday to find out where did not receive any information, ”he told the newspaper“ Le Parisien ”.

Such a discrepancy between the announcements and the reality on the ground is not acceptable.

The last place on the vaccination ranking should not be France's place.

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Bertrand also sees France's President Emmanuel Macron as an obligation - criticism of the head of state is growing louder.

According to media reports, he had met with several officials and ministers, including Véran, and Prime Minister Jean Castex for an emergency meeting on Monday.

France with its 67 million inhabitants has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic - more than 65,000 people have died so far.

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Open letter in "Le Parisien"