Facing the fifth wave of Covid-19, France is promoting the provision of booster vaccines
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PARIS — French Health Minister Olivier Veran said France was starting to face the fifth wave of Covid-19. Previous President Emmanuel Macron said he would start a vaccine program soon booster.
“Some of the neighboring countries are already experiencing the fifth wave of the Covid-19 epidemic. What we are experiencing in France is clearly like the start of the fifth wave,” Veran told television. TF1, Wednesday (10/11).
He added that the spread of the virus is accelerating. On Wednesday, the French Ministry of Health recorded 11,883 new cases of infection, while the second day of infection cases rose above 10 thousand.
The percentage increase in daily infection cases has increased in double digits from week to week since mid-October. While in his speech, Macron announced that he would give a vaccine soon booster to residents aged 50 to 64 years in December.
The French president said the number of cases of Covid-19 infection in France in the past week rose 40 percent. Hospitalization rates are also ‘a warning sign’. Macron called on French citizens who have not been vaccinated to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine immediately.
“Immediately vaccinated, immediately vaccinated to protect yourself, immediately vaccinated to live a normal life,” he was quoted as saying. France 24.
Macron explained that starting December 15, people over the age of 65 will need to show proof that they have received the vaccine booster in order to continue to benefit from the French health card. The card is a kind of certificate to be able to enter restaurants, participate in cultural activities, and ride inter-city trains.
Macron also said the vaccine program booster for ages 50 to 64 will start in early December. As the infection rate rises, all students starting from primary school are again required to wear masks.
source : Reuters
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