To say that Emmanuel Macron's announcements caused an "
electric shock
", in the words of Clément Beaune, is almost an understatement.
This Monday evening, by declaring that the government was going to "
place the restrictions on the unvaccinated rather than on all
", the President of the Republic generated a real rush on slot booking sites, which continues to this day. day.
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When questioned, the platforms provide eloquent figures: 874,400 French people reserved their slots on Monday on the juggernaut Doctolib, "
more than 1.3 million
" Tuesday and "
432,000
" Wednesday. That is more than 2.6 million French people having booked their appointments in three days, for a total of 5 million appointments booked over this period, first and second injections combined, including 1.7 million on Monday and 2.5 million Tuesday, specifies the site in
Figaro.
Let's put this figure in perspective: in three days, it is as many first slots reserved on Doctolib as during the three weeks which preceded. And this, despite the presence of a public holiday, usually a low period for reservations: on May 1, by way of comparison, 175,000 slots for a first injection had been reserved on the platform, and a little less than 183,000 on May 8. , figures well below the average for the period. July 14 was even the "
6th best day since the start of the campaign
", greets the site.
Unsurprisingly, people who made an appointment during the week will have to wait, the faster slots having already left. The majority of affected individuals will wait at least a week before having their first injection. The overwhelming majority of people who have booked a first appointment on Doctolib these days are young: 60% are under 35 and over 85% are under 50.
A particularly strong pace was also recorded by the other reservation platforms, which are however less used than Doctolib. This Thursday, Keldoc said that the presidential speech had "
relaunched the vaccination campaign
": in one day, the platform recorded "
more than 270,000 appointments made
", or triple its previous record of 90,000 appointments. you, May 10. From Monday evening to Tuesday evening, Internet users tore off “
nearly half of the available slots
” on the site for the next three weeks, the company said. In total, 278,000 first-time injection appointments have been registered on the site since the start of the week.
The same goes for Maiia: when questioned, the platform reports having recorded a total of 150,000 appointments on Monday, 200,000 on Tuesday and 150,000 on Wednesday.
That is to say 500,000 appointments, which are divided equally between those for a first injection and those for a second, 250,000 each.
The site is experiencing a dizzying jump in its activity, with “
around ten times more appointments made per day
” compared to a comparable period the weeks before.
A similar influx was observed last May, "
when vaccination was reserved for over 50s but all French people could reserve the slots not taken
", we comment.
The targets set for the end of August are now in sight
In total, more than 3.1 million French people have booked slots since Monday, on these three platforms only: 2.6 million on Doctolib, 250,000 on Maiia and 278,000 on Keldoc. The actual total is undoubtedly higher, but this observation gives an idea of the extent of the rebound caused by the presidential address. In addition, the search for slots continues, with a large number of people wanting to have a validated health pass by the end of the summer.
This sudden influx of candidates for vaccination should allow the executive to achieve its goals set a few weeks ago: by the end of August, 40 million first injections and 35 million complete vaccine schedules are expected by the government. As of July 13, 36.2 million people had received "
at least one injection
" and 28.44 million were fully vaccinated: Monday's warning shot should therefore bring the toll beyond these levels.
