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Christian Estrosi: "Vaccination for everyone as quickly as possible"

2021-01-13T19:47:58.052Z


VIDEO - The mayor of Nice is counting on the weight of the EU to "get back to generalized vaccination" quickly.


"

Now is not the time for controversy."

Guest of the "Talk Le Figaro" Wednesday, the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi wants to play collective to get out of the deadlock imposed by the virus.

He might have proceeded otherwise on a number of choices, but decided to play the game

“to the full”

,

“since they are choices”

, he recommends making them

“as efficient as possible.” “The government is now providing vaccines at an acceptable rate, one vaccinates

.

The government provides economic aid, we complete it, ”

says the elected LR.

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Like others, Nice has recently been experimenting with the 6pm curfew.

If it is still too early, too close to the holidays, to be able to assess the effectiveness of the fairly restrictive device, it still has the merit of maintaining a certain flexibility and at least preserving the economy, defends the mayor.

"I prefer a store open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. than a closed store."

But the reality is there, insists the Republican,

“since December 20 the rate of circulation of the virus has increased by more than 60%”

on the Côte d'Azur, in the Alpes-Maritimes, the Var and the Bouches-du- Rhône.

In view of the situation,

"we can not remain without doing anything",

continues the former minister, ready to do everything to bring down this rate and regain freedom.

In order to avoid general confinement,

"which may be inevitable"

if the curves panic, advances the city councilor, he does everything possible to enforce

"the 18 hours and the barrier gestures"

.

Christian Estrosi on the curfew and vaccines: "Now is not the time for controversy" - Watch on Figaro Live

As everywhere in France, the vaccination campaign has started in the Nice metropolis, with 49 municipalities.

"It works pretty well,"

said the elected official.

In the city's four vaccinodromes, pre-registered people over 75 can now be vaccinated and

"by next weekend we will have made nearly 25,000 vaccines,"

he promises.

A logistical contribution

Christian Estrosi considers

“fair and balanced”

the choice to distribute the vaccine doses according to the demographics of each EU country.

Preferring to be cautious,

"there must be a high authority that validates and controls the products that enter our country"

, he insists, while considering that it is the role of communities to provide logistical contribution

"to support government policy"

.

As for the delay in starting the vaccine campaign, he still does not blame the government and remains optimistic, even if he fears a shortage.

"We know that we have the number of doses proportional to each country in the EU"

, relativizes the mayor, there will therefore be a rebalancing within three weeks.

His only wish now, after having been able to vaccinate priority populations:

"Return to generalized vaccination for everyone as quickly as possible."

As such, he expects a lot from the weight of the EU and the arrival of new vaccines on the market.

On the economic level, with regard to

“already completed”

files

at the level of the City and the Metropolis

“we are applying for 2.8 billion euros”

on the aspects of ecological transition, competitiveness and social cohesion .

The deal is expected to be signed by the end of the month.

Source: lefigaro

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