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Castex announced the government’s vaccination strategy at a press conference. Noting that the daily number of Covid-19 cases has decreased in the country, Castex claimed that the occupancy rate of hospitals is gradually decreasing. Castex noted that a maximum of 6 people should gather for Christmas and New Years celebrations.
Noting that 6 different contracts were signed for the supply of the Covid-19 vaccine, Castex stressed that his country will have a capacity of 200 million doses for 100 million people. Castex explained that a person will be given two doses of vaccine every few weeks. Stating that the cost of this will be 1.5 billion euros, Castex noted that the vaccine will be free for everyone.
Castex noted that in the first stage, the vaccine will primarily affect those staying in nursing homes and healthcare workers. Specifying that in the second stage, people in the risk group will be vaccinated from February 2021 until spring, Castex said that in the third stage, the vaccine will be aimed at the entire population after spring. Castex stated that his country’s vaccine strategy will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval.
Health Minister Olivier Veran also stated that the vaccine will not change the course of the epidemic in the coming months. Stating that the vaccine will reduce the number of dead and seriously ill patients, Veran said “fear of vaccination will not stop the virus.” said.
Industry Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher also stated that the vaccine will be produced in France, a place will be allocated in the Eure-et-Loire region for the BioNTech vaccine and the Moderna vaccine in the Indre-et-Loire region.
