Ten million French people have received their booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Olivier Véran announced on Saturday evening.
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10 million French people have taken their booster dose to maintain their protection against Covid.
New appointments will continue to open every day so that all eligible people can make their reminder on time
, ”he tweeted.
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The objective set by the government for this weekend has therefore been achieved. Ten days ago, the government announced that all adults were now eligible for a booster dose, prompting an influx of appointment bookings. For the Minister of Health, there is no logistical difficulty likely to prevent the smooth running of this recall campaign which aims at a "
firewall effect
" against the fifth wave of the epidemic.
Health officials reiterated on Friday that there would be no shortage of vaccine doses.
From January 15, the booster dose will be mandatory for 18-64 year olds so that their health pass remains valid.
This does not mean that the injection must necessarily have been made before this date which simply corresponds to the entry into force of the mechanism: from January 15, the pass of these people will be deactivated if they have not had their booster dose at most 7 months after the last injection.
