The milestone was crossed this Tuesday, July 27. One in two French people (50.5% of the total population) is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Directorate General of Health announced Tuesday evening in a press release on the progress of vaccination.
The French have a “complete vaccination schedule” who have received two doses of Moderna, AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine, one dose if they have been positive for Covid-19 or one dose of the Janssen vaccine.
The goal of 50 million first-time vaccines
“Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, 40,719,515 people have received at least one injection (i.e. 60.4% of the total population) and 34,026,476 people now have a complete vaccination schedule (i.e. 50.5% of the total population) ”, indicates the DGS in a press release on the progress of vaccination.
The threshold of 40 million French people who received at least one injection was crossed on Monday, one month ahead of the initial schedule. The government is now targeting 50 million first-time vaccines by the end of August.
According to the Ministry of Health, France, which was behind its European neighbors, has “reduced the gap with Italy and Belgium”. It remains behind Spain and Portugal but is in “a very rapid catching-up phase”.