The probability of having a 100% " effective " vaccine against the coronavirus in 2021 is low, estimated epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet on Sunday, inviting the French to " return to more serious habits " in the face of epidemic risk. " A vaccine is several years of development, there is of course an unprecedented effort to develop this vaccine but I would be very surprised if we had in 2021 a vaccine that is effective ", affirmed on BFMTV this member of the Council scientist responsible for enlightening the French government in the face of the health crisis.
" We will probably have a vaccine that will work partially, " he added, insisting that " the end of the epidemic " is still " very far ". Consequently, " we have to learn to live with this virus, we cannot allow ourselves to be reconfigured ... so let's take things seriously ", he stressed. " This summer, let's already respect physical distance! The gathering of the population is the enemy number 1 ", he insisted the day after an outdoor concert on Saturday in Nice, without physical distancing.
The images of this event led mayor LR Christian Estrosi to impose the wearing of a mask for the major events that his municipality will now organize. In Guyana, Prime Minister Jean Castex assured that "the question of developing the wearing of a mask is under study", especially for enclosed spaces.
The most favorable context for the appearance of new epidemic foci remains confined spaces, said Arnaud Fontanet. “ The“ clusters ”, for many, started in confined places: there are cruise ships, warships, sports halls, discos, slaughterhouses, places where migrant workers are housed, places of worship ... "
