Janssen’s Covid 19 vaccine. – SYSPEO / SIPA
Go even faster on vaccination. Emmanuel Macron chose this Thursday to open up access to anti-Covid vaccines even more widely. “From Wednesday May 12, you will be able to watch the available doses the day before, regardless of your age. If appointments are not made, they will be open without any age limit, ”explained the Head of State during a trip to a vaccinodrome in Paris.
Another important decision: those over 50 will have unconditional access to vaccination from May 10, five days before the scheduled date. France expects more vials of the four vaccines authorized in May (4.5 million doses per week) and June (6.9 million weekly).
Patents soon to be lifted?
Finally, Emmanuel Macron has evolved on the issue of patents. While stressing that the short-term priority was “to donate doses” and “to produce in partnership with the poorest countries”, he said he was “strongly in favor of the lifting of intellectual property” on vaccines, the day after the announcement by US President Joe Biden.