If the vaccination of caregivers is insufficient in September, “
we will move towards compulsory vaccination
, assured Olivier Véran, Tuesday, June 29 on
France Info
.
Few countries do and we need a law to be able to move towards compulsory vaccination of caregivers.
We gave the date of September, we give ourselves the summer so that everyone has had the time to make their choice and to be vaccinated.
After which, if the vaccination is insufficient, we will move towards compulsory vaccination.
"
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The Minister of Health reminded everyone that this decision is nothing new in France: “
You cannot work in a hospital if you are not vaccinated against hepatitis B (...) You cannot cannot fly to Guyana if you are not vaccinated against yellow fever
”.
He nevertheless adds that he does not want to incriminate the caregivers: "
Because their job is complicated, because they are fed up with it, that they have had a very difficult year, I just tell them that the only way we can To get out of it is to relegate the Covid to oblivion, by protecting the most fragile among us, who, even vaccinated, remain at risk of dying or of having a serious form.
"
Delta variant accounts for 20% of new diagnoses
"
The Delta variant represents 20% of new diagnoses in France
," he also specified.
It continues to rise in percentages, not in absolute value, there is a decrease in the number of cases but the share of the Delta variant is increasing, it does not increase the number of cases, but it is gradually becoming dominant. When you have one variant that is more contagious than the other, it gradually replaces it.
"
But then, can the progression of the Delta variant lead to a fourth wave at the start of the school year? “
There were 23,000 Covid diagnoses linked to the Delta variant in England yesterday, they are on average 18,000 cases while they had fallen to some 1,000 cases per day. This calls us to humility and vigilance,
”admitted Olivier Véran. In addition, the situation abroad is not necessarily reassuring: "
There are waves in Russia
, Australia is reconfiguring Sydney for 15 days, Singapore is abandoning the 0 Covid strategy, New Caledonia is in the process of review its health protocols ...
", recalled the Minister of Health, before adding that"
once again, today, it tends to decline, including in the Landes.
"
In a few months, it could look like: "I'm not kissing you I have the Covid, I'm fine I have a little cold ... Fortunately I was vaccinated!"
Olivier Véran, Minister of Health, on France Info
Olivier Véran assures him: “
All the studies which show it, if you are vaccinated, you can be contaminated but you do not have serious forms. In a few months it could look like "I'm not kissing you I have the Covid, I'm fine I have a little cold ... Fortunately I was vaccinated"
". And to add: "
If we are all protected and all vaccinated, that does not mean that there will be 0 circulation of the virus but it means that we will have 0 health impact, and therefore that we will have 0 social impact. , economic and educational. This is what we are aiming for!
".