Didier Raoult was the guest of BFMTV this Friday, September 10 for an hour-long interview, in which he returned to his future within the IHU, vaccination, the health pass and the management of the health crisis.
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Asked about giving the population a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Professor Raoult says it seems “
reasonable
” to people at risk. Before being critical of the vaccine policy: “
the people who are currently dying have the average age of 80 years. It is not normal (that some) are not vaccinated
”. "
People who die should have been vaccinated
", insists Didier Raoult, because they are people at risk, that is to say mainly "
the very obese
", over 80 years and those with genetic abnormalities. In addition, the professor recognized that the vaccination “
protects from 50 to 60% against the infections
”.
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Vaccines protect "
50 to 60%
" of infections
However, he does not call for a general vaccination obligation to the rest of the population, reminding us that we must listen and respect the law.
“
If the government decides that vaccination is compulsory (...) obey the law.
"On the health pass, Professor Raoult said he had one but did not want to say if he was vaccinated:"
It is intrusive to ask people
", he judges.
Finally, Didier Raoult did not say he was "
shocked
" by the appearance of Agnes Buzyn before the CJR, because "
we have a responsibility
", whether one is a doctor or a politician. Regarding the attacks against him, he declined to comment on them. "
I will be leaving my position as director of the IHU in a year,
" added Raoult, who will remain professor emeritus at the university and will continue to teach.