(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) France has newly confirmed 95,000 cases in a single day. Officials seek to speed up the fourth dose of vaccination

　　China News Agency, Paris, June 21 (Reporter Li Yang) According to data released on the 21st, the situation of the new crown epidemic in France is tightening again.

French officials sought to speed up the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine on the same day, aiming to prevent a new wave of epidemics.

　　According to official French data, France recorded 95,217 new confirmed cases in a single day on the 21st, an increase of 45.5% compared with the same period last week, setting a new high for newly confirmed cases in a single day in the past two months. The number of cases rose again to above 50,000 for the first time since May 2.

　　At the same time, the incidence of the new crown in France is also gradually picking up. The current incidence rate is 476 infected people per 100,000 residents, an increase of 28.8% compared with the previous week.

At present, the positive rate of new coronavirus tests has also risen to 23.8%, an increase of 20.1% compared with the previous week.

　　The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France is now 30,276,632; the cumulative number of deaths is now 149,162, with 56 new deaths.

The data shows that the number of infected cases of the evolutionary branches BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 of the new coronavirus variant Omicron strain currently circulating in France has accounted for two-thirds of the newly confirmed cases.

　　French officials sought to speed up the fourth dose of the vaccine on the same day, and the French Ministry of Health said the vaccination process was "not fast enough".

Data show that 54.43 million people in France have received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for about 81.1% of the French population; the number of people who received two doses of the vaccine accounted for about 79.8% of the French population.

Currently, the number of daily vaccinations is declining.

　　France started the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine on March 14. At that time, the scope of vaccination was the elderly over 80 years old and the vulnerable people with low immune function. On April 7, the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine was expanded to those over 60 years old. population, with the aim of ensuring the continued efficacy of the vaccine.

But the data showed that the fourth-dose vaccination rate among the over-80s was 22%, while the fourth-dose rate among those aged 60 to 79 dropped to 10%.

　　In its latest report, the French Ministry of Health pointed out that the fourth dose of the vaccine can significantly enhance the protection of the vaccine, especially to double the protection of vulnerable groups, so it is necessary to continue the vaccination work.

However, there are still no plans for a fourth dose of the vaccine for people under 60.

The health department believes the immune response from the third dose of the vaccine can continue to protect young people.

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