On Thursday, government spokesman Olivier Véran urged elderly or sick French people to be reminded again about the Covid-19 vaccine, deploring that “only 20%” of them are “vaccinated” in the midst of a resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic. 19 and flu.
“I’m speaking to the French: if you’re 60 or older, if you’re a carrier of a disease, or if you’re in daily contact with frail or elderly people, get your Covid shot if you’re not in the know. with your reminder,” the minister said on RMC-BFMTV.
“It will take you 5 minutes and it will protect you, it will limit the risk of complications and hospitalization,” he added, referring to the delay in the second Covid-19 booster vaccine. “People who are young and who have been exposed to or recovered from (Covid-19), who have been vaccinated, maintain stronger immunity than older people,” recalled the former health minister.
“We have a variant that circulates frequently, we have days with tens of thousands of infections, we have an increase in hospital activity of more than 20% in bundles associated with Covid, this weakens our hospital and our healthcare system,” insisted Mr. Veran.
As for the flu, “it’s early, we don’t know, but it’s possible that it’s strong” and “we have a 15% reduction in vaccinations” compared to 2021, “this is not normal,” he also expressed regret.