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Non merci! Six out of ten French do not want to be vaccinated. The reason: historical fear of vaccination.
Six out of ten French people want to reject the Covid-19 vaccination. The presidential palace is alarmed and acts.
A wave of sarcasm seizes the government of Paris. The ingenious web portal “Contrepoint” has calculated that the French would not be vaccinated until 3855 given the rate they had set.
The “Journal international de Médecine” speaks of a fiasco: “While Britain and Israel have around 800,000 vaccinated and Germany 80,000, France stalls at 332.”
Six out of ten French people are skeptical about corona vaccination. Image: keystone
Delivery bottlenecks cannot be used as an excuse: EU countries receive doses of vaccination in relation to their population. Parisian physician William Dab blames the French bureaucracy: “We already had the same with the deficiency of the protective masks last spring.” However, the situation is not so clear. If you read the latest government statements, the suspicion arises that the vaccine residues in Paris are partly intentional. In any case, Health Minister Olivier Véran said he was committed to the slow start of vaccination:
France’s fear of vaccination has historical reasons
His words are directed at 59 percent of French people who, according to polls, do not want to be vaccinated. This European record is staggering for the land of illustration. It has historical reasons. As early as 1885 there was fierce resistance when researcher Louis Pasteur discovered a vaccine against rabies.
Louis Pasteur also faced resistance. Image: PD
One hundred years later, an HIV scandal was exposed in Paris after thousands of people received infected blood products with official approval. Since a British doctor released the proven false report in 1998 that the classic MMR vaccine leads to autism, many French people have refused to protect their children from measles, stump and rubella.
Even now, the widespread distrust of health authorities in France goes far beyond the circle of conspiracy theorists. Consequently, the government fears that a certain vaccination campaign could generate a broad defense front, believes Dr. Axel Kahn. In an article he talks about the “disaster” of the reduced vaccination campaign. According to him, it would be important to act vigorously: “If we get down to business, vaccine skeptics will be more likely to believe there is a danger.”
The broad criticism is now having its first effect. Yesterday, government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced an “acceleration” of the vaccination campaign. 500,000 cans would be used each week, he promised. Hours earlier, President Emmanuel Macron had expressed his displeasure to journalists in Paris:
Wants to change gears: French President Emmanuel Macron. Image: keystone
The head of state did not mention that, as head of the weekly Covid crisis meetings, he himself determines the vaccination rate.
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