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Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo)
After Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, it is the turn of the Minister of Health François Braun to launch a “solemn call for vaccination” and “wearing a mask” in transport and poorly ventilated closed places, without however mentioning his obligation.
While cases of contamination, hospitalizations and admissions to critical care are on the rise again, the Minister of Health François Braun takes up the words of Elisabeth Borne to give them an echo, concerning the wearing of masks and vaccination against Covid-19.
Current vaccination campaign ‘not working’
After the Prime Minister, it is therefore François Braun who launches, this Sunday, a “solemn appeal for vaccination” against Covid-19, encouraging the population to go and be vaccinated and acknowledging that the current campaign “does not work. “.
Brigitte Autran, president of the Committee for Monitoring and Anticipation of Health Risks (Covars) which replaced the scientific council, was also moved on Sunday by the “disappointing” level of vaccination against Covid-19. In the columns of the JDD, she deplores the “same problem with the flu: there is a lower level of vaccination this year, compared to previous years. The French really need to protect themselves” she underlines, also recalling the wearing of a mask and the importance of barrier gestures.
Vaccination rate too low
According to François Braun, the rate of vaccination “has sped up a bit over the past week“: among those over 80, around 20% received a fourth dose, 35-40% for those aged 60-80. But it remains “largely insufficient“for the minister who recalls that”the target people are the same for the flu and the Covid”.
No obligation to wear a mask at the moment
Beyond vaccination, the Minister of Health also calls for the wearing of a mask, without however mentioning its obligation, but rather a strong recommendation. François Braun, who is not “not favorable to coercion” therefore prefer strongly recommend wearing a mask“.
On the other hand, he specifies, if it is necessary to decide on an obligation, “my arm will not shake” he recalled firmly. “I am monitoring the day-to-day situation and decisions will follow the evolution of the situation.” added the Minister, explaining that a “saturation of hospitals or an evolution of the flu epidemic“Could decide. At present, there are around 50,000 new contaminations per day, a figure up 39% compared to last week.
The opinion of Dr Gérald Kierzek, emergency doctor and medical director of Doctissimo
“Before wanting to impose such measures, such as the wearing of masks in transport for all, we would need to have feedback on their effectiveness. This would make it possible to assess the risk-benefit balance of such a decision. When we look at what is happening elsewhere, such as in Germany for example, where FFP2 masks have been imposed in transport, we see that this has not had a major impact in the spread of the virus. reasonable, the risk of which does not exceed the benefit”.