According to the latest figures released by Public Health France, less than 40% of people under 24 would like to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in France.

In a report that it will submit on Tuesday, the citizens' committee on vaccination therefore recommends stepping up communication on the subject to young adults, before the summer.

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The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 must take a new step in France this week with the deployment of doses of the vaccine from Janssen, the subsidiary of the company Johnson & Johnson, in number in pharmacies.

Thanks in particular to this fourth vaccine, the government hopes to administer doses to 20 million French people on May 15 and start vaccinating those under 50 from June 15.

The vaccination of the youngest is then scheduled for this summer.

But this will require convincing a number of young adults who seem reluctant or do not feel concerned.

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36% of those under 24 intend to be vaccinated

According to the latest figures from the CoviPrev survey communicated by Public Health France, only 36% of those under 24 intend to be vaccinated.

Among those under 35, this percentage is only slightly higher and stands at 39%.

To explain this trend, some emphasize the fact that there are few serious forms of Covid-19 in these age groups, hence less interest.

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Lilia, a 25-year-old Parisian, is one of 35 French people drawn to participate in the citizens' committee on vaccination.

She recounts having herself been skeptical about vaccination for quite a long time: "There were several things that held me back at the beginning: were the technologies used in vaccines reliable enough? What were the side effects? In addition, j 'had had the Covid before the vaccines were released, so I did not necessarily feel concerned ", due to the immunization observed after an infection.

"This summer, young people will not have the head to learn about the vaccine"

For this digital marketing student, there is an urgent need to educate people under 35 more about vaccines.

"This summer, young people will inevitably travel, move and will not have the head to learn about the vaccine," she warns.

"Their thinking will not be built to make their decision on vaccination."

The need for targeted communication, via social networks in particular, is therefore part of the recommendations of the report of the citizens' committee submitted Tuesday evening to Professor Alain Fischer, who manages the French vaccine strategy.

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Certain measures mentioned, such as the establishment of a health passport for travel or the obligation to be vaccinated to attend shows or concerts, could strongly encourage young people in this process.

But they raise the question of their acceptance.

For Antoine Flahault, professor of public health at the Institute of Global Health in Geneva, it should above all be remembered that even if young adults are less victims of serious forms of the disease, they can still be affected by long-term sequelae. term.

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"The Covid-19 itself gives thrombosis. Much has also been said about the loss of taste and smell. There are also sequelae of fairly severe mental disorders," he listed on Europe 1 on Monday. . "Young people have given a lot in this pandemic to avoid the contamination of their parents or their grandparents. Now, they must also be able to benefit from a vaccination which is moreover particularly well tolerated."

According to the Institut Pasteur, it would probably be necessary to vaccinate 90% of adults to allow a return to normal life.

For the authorities, therefore, there is no question that certain generations feel less concerned.