Paris (AFP)
Forty deputies asked Thursday the President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand to take an "initiative" so that all voluntary deputies can be vaccinated "as soon as possible" with the AstraZeneca vaccine, reauthorized after a few days of suspension.
Its "bad start" and its suspension are likely to "reinforce the mistrust of the French towards this vaccine, however reliable and essential to our vaccine strategy", underlines a letter addressed to Mr. Ferrand written on the initiative of the deputy LREM of Paris Anne -Christine Lang.
To restore confidence, "we suggest that you launch an initiative in the Assembly so that all voluntary deputies can be vaccinated as soon as possible" with this vaccine, continues the letter, initially made public by the Express and obtained by AFP.
"It would reassure the French to see that elected officials are vaccinated with it. We are ready to play our part in restoring confidence," Lang added to AFP.
However, this initiative will only materialize "if there are enough vaccines" for the population, because "there is no question of benefiting from any privilege," she insisted.
Prime Minister Jean Castex himself confirmed on Thursday that he would be vaccinated on Friday with AstraZenecace.
About fifteen countries have suspended the use of this vaccine in recent days as a precaution, after the reporting of possible side effects, such as bleeding disorders and the formation of clots.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) ruled Thursday that it remained "safe and effective".
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