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Mauricette, aged 78, was the first French woman to be vaccinated (on December 27 in Sevran near Paris)
Photo: POOL / REUTERS
The displeasure came from every single word.
In his New Year's address last Thursday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron could hardly hide what he thought of the slow pace of the vaccination campaign in his country: nothing.
He would not allow it, he said in front of a burning fireplace in a drawing room at the Elysée Palace, that an unjustifiable slowness in the vaccination process was continuing.
Behind the scenes, it is said to have become much clearer, the Journal du Dimanche reported on Sunday: The current rhythm of the vaccination campaign corresponds to that of a leisurely family walk, it does not do justice to the critical moment of the infection process or the needs of the French, as quoted him the newspaper.
"I am at war against the virus in the morning, at noon, in the evening and at night," according to Elysée employees.
He expects the same level of commitment from everyone.
Things should change quickly and clearly now.
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