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Covid-19: are we lacking doses to vaccinate the 6.4 million priority people?

2021-01-18T14:19:50.827Z


THE VERIFICATION - Pfizer has announced a delay in deliveries as elected officials and doctors are already complaining that they are not receiving enough doses. Is there a risk of shortage?


THE QUESTION

.

The Minister of Health Olivier Véran assured on Monday that the milestone of one million French people vaccinated against Covid-19 would be "

largely reached by the end of the month

", on the sidelines of a visit to the Grenoble University Hospital, at the first day of vaccination open to over 75s and those with "

high risk

"

pathologies

.

But while elected officials and doctors denounce the shortage of vaccines, are there enough doses to vaccinate all priority people?

Read also: Vaccines against Covid-19: "The problem is that there are not enough doses!"

CHECKS

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Until now reserved for certain priority groups including EHPAD residents or caregivers over 50, vaccination has been available since January 18 to over 75s not living in retirement homes (5 million people) .

In addition, there are nearly 800,000 people with "

high risk

"

pathologies

(chronic renal failure, cancer under treatment, etc.).

In total, 6.4 million people are now called to be vaccinated in more than 800 centers.

But

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Source: lefigaro

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