The announcements are becoming more precise.
The day after Emmanuel Macron's speech, the government spokesperson, Gabriel Attal, came to provide after-sales service on Wednesday, November 10.
The day before, the Head of State announced that the health pass for over 65s would be conditioned on the third dose from December 15.
On France Info, Gabriel Attal provided further details.
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As of December 15, seniors, whose second dose was injected “
six months and five weeks
” previously, will therefore have to undergo a booster dose.
For those whose second dose is more recent, their health pass will still be active until they reach the same six months and five weeks.
Concretely, “
if you are over 65 years old, and you took your second dose six months ago, you have five weeks to carry out your booster.
Otherwise, the health pass will be deactivated,
”said Gabriel Attal.
"Incentive logic"
According to him, it is once again to opt for "
an incentive logic
", while the epidemic is on the rise again in the territory.
“
It was important for the president to speak at prime time.
I note that around the speech of the president, many French people have made an appointment for their recall
”, he assured.
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People over 50, also eligible for the vaccine booster from "
early December
" will be able to make an appointment "
at that time or a little before
".
The suspension of their sanitary pass is not on the table, however.
Neither does the latter apply to people with co-morbidities “
for both legal and technical reasons
”.
"
The past knows your age but does not know your pathologies
", explained Gabriel Attal.
And to insist: "
But it is very important that these people do the vaccination booster.
"
