(Fighting new crown pneumonia) More than 30 million people in France have received at least one dose of new crown vaccine
China News Agency, Paris, June 12 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 12th local time, French Prime Minister Castel announced that more than 30 million people in France have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine.
Castel announced the news via social media that night, stating that the French government had achieved its goal of vaccinating 30 million people with at least one dose of the vaccine in the middle of this month.
He thanked all those involved in the vaccination work and emphasized that France will defeat the new crown epidemic.
The latest data released by the French Ministry of Health show that 30.14 million people have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine.
The number of people receiving two doses of vaccination has reached 15.67 million.
57.4% of the adult population in France has received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 26.6% of the adult population has received two doses of the vaccine.
The French Ministry of Health reminds people over 65 to get vaccinated as soon as possible. The health department will provide support to people over 65 who want to get vaccinated but have not made an appointment for vaccination.
The number of appointments for vaccination in the 18-49 age group continues to increase.
French officials hope to continue to speed up the vaccination process to avoid a new wave of epidemics.
The Health Bureau of the Greater Eastern Region of France said on the 12th that at least four cases of mutant virus infections found in India were confirmed in Strasbourg, and it was preliminarily judged that these were cluster infections.
Currently, 43 contact cases are still undergoing further testing and analysis.
143 people have been tested for related viruses.
The Health Bureau of the Greater Eastern Region stated that it will take immediate action to avoid the local spread of the mutant virus.
Beginning this weekend, the local area will launch targeted vaccination, vaccinating students in Strasbourg and staff in restaurants, bars and other dining establishments.
The province of Bas-Rhin has announced the closure of local schools.
The French epidemic data continued to show a trend of easing. The number of newly confirmed cases in the last 7 days was 45,000, a decrease of 38% compared with the previous week.
The number of newly hospitalized patients and the number of critically ill patients in the last 7 days are also decreasing.
The number of hospitalized patients in France has dropped to 12,712, and the number of critically ill patients has been reduced to 2,163.
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