(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The first batch of 273,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine was allocated to more than 3.31 million confirmed cases in France
China News Agency, Paris, February 6 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 6th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 3.31 million.
On the 6th, France has distributed the first batch of 273,000 doses of the new crown vaccine developed by the British AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Company and Oxford University.
The epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health that night showed that France had 20,586 new confirmed cases on the 6th, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 3.31 million, reaching 3,317,333. The cumulative number of deaths is now 78,794, and there are 191 new deaths.
The number of inpatients with the French new crown is now 27,369, and the number of critically ill patients is now 3,225.
The French Ministry of Health said on the 6th that France will distribute the first batch of 273,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the same day. After the vaccine is received by 117 health institutions across France, it will be distributed to various vaccination sites.
The transportation and storage conditions of AstraZeneca vaccine are simpler than those of Pfizer vaccine, so it is expected to reduce the burden on transportation and storage of health departments.
The French Ministry of Health revealed that the AstraZeneca vaccine will be vaccinated in accordance with the requirements of the European Union and the French pharmaceutical regulatory authorities, and the priority population is those 50 to 64 years old with underlying diseases.
The French Ministry of Health also revealed that France will receive another 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine next week.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is an adenovirus vector vaccine for the new crown. The European Union has approved the vaccine conditionally on the market at the end of last month.
As further clinical trial data are needed to verify that the vaccine is effective for people over 65 years old, France and other countries have decided to only vaccinate the vaccine for people under 65 years old.
The French Ministry of Health said on the evening of the 6th that 1843763 people in France have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, of which 233,274 people have received two doses of the new crown vaccine.
French Prime Minister Castel stated that in the next few days, 1.7 million new vaccination appointments will be available for February and March.
The French BFM TV station reported on the 6th that the proportion of the French population receiving at least one dose of the new crown vaccine (2.7%) is currently basically the average level of EU countries, but the French population receiving two doses of the new crown vaccine (0.3%) is lower than the EU The country’s average level (0.8%) is far greater than that of Italy, Spain, Germany and other countries.
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