The statement sounds like a wake-up call again.
On the sidelines of a trip to the Paris La Défense Arena vaccination center (Hauts-de-Seine), this Thursday, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, and the government spokesman, Gabriel Attal, spoke of the evolution of the covid-19 epidemic in France.
"What we are seeing is an increase of 50 to 60% now in cases from one week to the next," explained Olivier Véran.
"We went through that, that's what is called the start of an epidemic wave," he said.
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"If we want to get rid of this virus, if we do not want to have to take overly restrictive measures, we must achieve collective immunity.
And therefore, getting vaccinated is a small step for oneself but a big step for immunity… ”, added Gabriel Attal.
This new government release comes as the much more contagious Delta variant is gaining ground in several European countries.