Nearly a million French people rushed to appointments to be vaccinated against Covid-19 after the announcements Monday evening by President Emmanuel Macron, favorably received, and which ...

France records a record of vaccinations after the announcements of Emmanuel Macron

France recorded more than 792,000 injections for the single day of Tuesday, July 13.

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Nearly a million French people flocked to appointments to be vaccinated against Covid-19 after the announcements Monday evening by President Emmanuel Macron, favorably received, and which make

the vaccination

de facto

necessary to continue to have a normal social life.

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New record.

The day after Emmanuel Macron's announcements on the implementation of

new measures in the face of the threat of a fourth wave

, 792,339 injections were recorded at the end of the afternoon for the single day of Tuesday.

Earlier, the Doctolib reservation site had indicated that "

926,000 French people have made a vaccination appointment

" Monday evening.

As of Sunday, 66% of those over 18 had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 51% were fully immunized.

Faced with the progression of the Delta variant, which is more contagious, the government has therefore taken all the necessary measures to increase vaccination coverage.

Vaccination is not immediately compulsory for everyone, but we will extend the health pass as much as possible to push as many of you as possible to get vaccinated,

" the head of state said on Monday.

The health pass (full vaccination, negative test) will be mandatory from July 21 for places of leisure and culture bringing together more than 50 people, then in restaurants and long-distance transport from August.

As part of the health pass, vaccination will be recognized as complete in France one week after the injection of the second dose, and no longer two.

At the level of European harmonization, the work remains to be done,

however, warned the Minister of Health Olivier Véran, this Tuesday evening on France 2.

So currently to travel within the EU you have to be vaccinated for two weeks .

Puzzled

This extension of the health pass, but also compulsory vaccination for certain professions, another flagship measure announced on Monday, are approved by a majority of French people, according to a survey published on Tuesday. They also garner broad support from the political class. Some, however, are puzzled. “

Who will control the sanitary passes in restaurants? Will SNCF controllers also have to control the sanitary passes?

asks the deputy of the National Rally Sébastien Chenu.

This will certainly generate a number of conflicts in everyday life.

Some are already preparing the next battle, which could take place before the Constitutional Council, like the deputy La France rebellious Bastien Lachaud who evokes "

a breach of equality between citizens

". On social networks, some also denounced an infringement of freedoms, in particular regarding the vaccination obligation for caregivers and people living alongside vulnerable people.

The government has also announced that it will intensify its efforts to get as close as possible to unvaccinated elderly people and offer them injections, as part of the "go to" system which relies in particular on associations and centers. social action.

The scientific council, which guides the executive in its management of the crisis, was indeed concerned about the level of vaccination of "

over 60 years and people at risk between 40 and 60 years

Teenagers exempted for the summer

Adolescents aged 12 to 17 will be exempt from health passes until August 30 in places where it will be required from July 21, Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced on Tuesday evening. This exemption was decided to "

not spoil the holidays of families,

" said the minister. "

For them the health pass will apply in all places where it applies, from August 30

". Before that, adolescents should "

always keep wearing a mask where necessary,

" he said.

Employees of establishments that receive the public will have to have received their first dose of vaccination by August 1 at the latest, the Minister of Health further indicated.

Otherwise from August 30, it will be a test every two days if they want to continue working

The authorities will also extend from September 30 to December 31 the transitional state of health emergency regime which allows in particular to order confinements and other restrictive measures (movement of people, access to establishments open to the public, etc.) on the plan. local.

A bill to this effect will be presented to the Council of Ministers on July 19.

Nearly 7,000 Covid-19 contaminations have been identified in the past 24 hours, a level more seen since early June, Public Health France said on Tuesday.

This is almost twice as much as a week ago.

The positivity rate (percentage of people tested positive out of all the people who performed a test) rose to 1.2% against 0.8% a week ago.

France records a record of vaccinations after the announcements of Emmanuel Macron

France records a record of vaccinations after the announcements of Emmanuel Macron

Puzzled

Teenagers exempted for the summer

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