Prime Minister Jean Castex, in Nantes on February 26, 2021. – Mathieu Pattier / SIPA
France crossed the threshold of 10 million first vaccine injections on Thursday, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday, traveling to a vaccination center in Nogent-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne).
The country “has just passed the 10 million people who received a first vaccination, that is to say that we are one week ahead of (on) the objective that I had set. It’s a very good performance, France vaccinates a lot, ”said the head of government. “And this is due to (…) all those who are 7 days a week on the bridge in the service of this great national cause which is called vaccination and which will allow us to get out of this crisis”, he declared. .
200,000 doses per day
At a daily rate of 200,000 to 300,000, the 10 million promised for mid-April by the government were reached a few days in advance. Next caps: 20 million first doses in mid-May, then 30 million in mid-June.