The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, returned to the organization of the vaccination campaign in France from Sunday, December 27. According to the newspaper Le Monde, the first vaccinations would take place in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis) and at the geriatric center of the Dijon University Hospital (Côte-d’Or).
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The first vaccination campaign against Covid-19 will begin this Sunday in France in “two or three“establishments for the elderly and will concern”a few dozen residents“, announced Tuesday, December 22 on TF1 the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran. According to the newspaper Le Monde, it would be the Champmaillot geriatric center of the Dijon university hospital and the René-Muret hospital in Sevran, located in Seine-Saint-Denis.
Vaccination will begin throughout Europe this Sunday, December 27: it will begin in a small number of establishments for the elderly, in the Paris region and in Burgundy Franche-Comté, and will gradually extend to all of France in January. @ TF1LeJT pic.twitter.com/bnITpG1K9Q
– Olivier Véran (@olivierveran) December 22, 2020
“There will initially be two or three establishments concerned. One on the side of Paris, not very far from Paris, another on the side of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and then possibly a third which is under discussion“said the minister, adding that the first vaccines would be”delivered Saturday” on the territory.
No compulsory vaccination
The controversial bill establishing a sustainable health emergency management regime in the event of a future pandemic will not be considered by Parliament “in the coming months, before coming out of the crisis“, also announced the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.
The possibility of seeing certain trips made conditional on vaccination, mentioned in this bill presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday, has provoked fiery reactions from the opposition, which fears a restriction of freedoms. “In France, only freedom is compulsory!“Julien Odoul reacted on Twitter.
In France, only freedom is compulsory! https://t.co/oU3aSXVQ2O
– Julien Odoul (@JulienOdoul) December 22, 2020
“This text is not at all intended to consider compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus“, assured Olivier Véran. But,” pBecause it takes confidence for the French to be freely vaccinated, the government will not propose this text to Parliament for several months, before being out of the crisis“.
According to a recent Elabe poll for BFMTV unveiled Thursday, December 16, 49% of French people still refuse to be vaccinated.
#COVID19 #Vaccine
Nearly 1 in 2 French people would refuse to be vaccinated, a proportion for the first time down@elabe_fr @BFMTV
▶️https://t.co/K0C2jwKDnJ pic.twitter.com/eNceTM3Iw2– ELABE (@elabe_fr) December 17, 2020
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