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The threshold of 30 million French people who have received at least one dose of vaccine against Covid-19 was crossed this Saturday, announced Prime Minister Jean Castex, who called for “winning the battle against the virus”. ” Goal achieved ! Thank you to all those who are mobilizing for vaccination ”, published the head of government on Twitter, while the figure of 30 million first-time injected was initially expected for next Tuesday.
Tomorrow, 30 million French people will have received at least one dose of vaccine – a goal reached 3 days in advance.
Today alone, more than 740,000 of you have received an injection – a record since the start of the campaign.
We accelerate!
➜ https://t.co/sGpUtk5csy pic.twitter.com/nBlFHwHYLZ– Jean Castex (@JeanCASTEX) June 11, 2021
The French can take advantage this weekend, for the first time since the end of October, of the reopening of indoor restaurants, sports halls and swimming pools. But, hammer the health authorities, the improvement of the health situation and the gradual lifting of restrictions in daily life should not be accompanied by a relaxation of vigilance.
Vaccine coverage tends to stagnate among seniors
Moreover, despite the pace of vaccinations, some warn against a possible drop in the pace with the approach of summer, even though the level of coverage is far from sufficient in the event of a strong resumption of pandemic. The head of the Ile-de-France Health Agency, Aurélien Rousseau, notably noted this week a recent slowdown in appointments. The epidemiologist Pascal Crépey spoke of a “risk of renouncing the second dose, or even both doses”.
In addition, as already observed for several weeks, vaccination coverage tends to stagnate among seniors, with around 75% fully vaccinated in 75-79 year olds and 66% in those over 80 years old. However, the Doctolib site does not foresee a drop in the rate of injections, which should remain at nearly 600,000 per day (1st, 2nd dose or single dose), and the Minister of Health Olivier Véran has ruled out any reversal of the population, the available slots can be explained by an increase in “supply”.
At the same time, the epidemic continues to decline, with 2,163 patients in critical care on Friday, to the lowest since October 19. And the number of new daily contaminations has dropped back below 5,000 over the past week.