"I decided to answer your questions directly": Emmanuel Macron addresses unvaccinated young people

"Studious" holidays. A few days after his arrival at Fort de Brégançon (Var), Emmanuel Macron posted a video this Monday morning on TikTok and Instagram, two social networks widely used by young people. Faced with a resumption of the epidemic which first gains the unvaccinated populations, including part of the youth, and the new anti-pass demonstrations of this weekend, the Head of State wanted to send a message clear: “

In his speech, the President of the Republic appears in a black T-shirt and films himself. A way of breaking the codes of traditional communication and of addressing a part of the population via a particular channel.

With more and more crowded processions - 110,000 demonstrators two weeks ago, 161,000 on July 24, 205,000 on Saturday 31 - the Head of State is watching this mobilization carefully. Especially since the participation figures are growing ... in the middle of the vacation period. A few days before the examination of the law before the Constitutional Council this Friday, August 5 and its possible application scheduled for August 9, Emmanuel Macron wants to take the time to speak directly to young people, first affected by the news measures. “

launches the President of the Republic.

The Head of State's responses should be posted regularly throughout the week.

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In total, nearly 42.6 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Of these, 35.5 million have a complete vaccination schedule. Since Emmanuel Macron's turn of the screw on July 12, announcing the vaccination obligation for certain professions and the extension of the health pass to cultural places, cafes and restaurants, a good number of non-vaccinated French people have rushed to the niches available. Since then, the government has a goal: to have 50 million first-time vaccines by the end of August. And prevent the epidemic from starting to circulate again through young people, especially with a Delta variant whose very strong contagiousness is feared by the executive.