VACCINATION COVID. Jean Castex announced new measures to further intensify vaccination in France, including the entry into force of the vaccine pass next Monday. Vaccination figures in France continue to progress…
Vaccination against Covid will further intensify in France. This is what Jean Castex announced on January 20, 2022, during a new speech on health measures. In addition to the vaccination pass which will come into force according to the Prime Minister on Monday January 24, the reminder will be open for 12-17 year olds on the same day, without obligation. The government still hopes to improve vaccination coverage in France, which it considers essential to fight against serious forms of Covid.
According to the latest official data on the vaccination in France, 390,769 doses of vaccine against Covid were administered on January 19, 2022, including 307,582 booster doses. To date, since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, 53.7 million French people have received at least one dose of vaccine and 52.4 million benefit from a complete vaccination schedule. The percentage of the population completely vaccinated thus amounts to 78.12%. The number of third doses is 32.8 million to date.
The progress of vaccination is closely monitored by the health authorities, because it is considered the only real bulwark to avoid a new epidemic outbreak. Here are the figures from the Ministry of Health on the doses of vaccine administered and the number of people vaccinated in France (vaccination coverage calculated on the total population):
PRECISION : the vaccination coverage is calculated here on the total population, which explains the differences observed with other statistics published elsewhere and which calculate the vaccination coverage on the population aged 12 and over (that of people who can be vaccinated to date).
PRECISION : since December 8, the vaccination indicators published by Public Health France and relayed in this article are expressed by place of residence of vaccinated persons (replacing the place of vaccination). The data history has been taken over according to this method of calculation.
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In the various departmental statistics mentioned below, the vaccination coverage is calculated on the total population, which explains the differences observed with other statistics published elsewhere and which calculate the vaccination coverage on the population aged 12 and over ( that of people who can be vaccinated to date).
PRECISION : As of December 8, the vaccination indicators published by Public Health France and relayed in this article are expressed by place of residence of vaccinated persons (replacing the place of vaccination). The data history has been taken over according to this method of calculation.
The vaccination campaign is seen by experts and health authorities as the best way to end the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19, especially since the variants that multiply make the virus more contagious.