Weekly French vaccination thread.
A confusing week – worrying in some respects; encouraging in others.
Demand for 1st vaccinations has slumped again and the Delta variant has jumped to 10% of new cases. On the other hand, 2nd jabs are booming and cases remain very low. 1/12
A confusing week – worrying in some respects; encouraging in others.
Demand for 1st vaccinations has slumped again and the Delta variant has jumped to 10% of new cases. On the other hand, 2nd jabs are booming and cases remain very low. 1/12
First doses have dropped to an average of around 200,000 a day, compared to 400,000 in late May and an average of nearly 300,000 for the whole of June. Overall, the vax rate remains on a high plateau of just under 600,000 because of the record rate of 2nd jabs. 2/12 
The government is disturbed by the collapse in demand for 1st jabs. (But it institutionalised the slump by shifting the target for 40m 1st jabs from 15 July to 31 Aug.) Efforts are to be made to re-ignite demand with “no appointment” vax-centres and vaxxing in malls etc. 3/12
A big question arises. Is the slowing of demand just a blip, caused by complacency because the pandemic appears to have evaporated? Or is France starting to bump into a glass ceiling of vax-scepticism, vax-shyness and vax-laziness? 4/12
Stats for older age groups are, on the whole, encouraging (but could be better). Are younger people more complacent/vax resistant?
On 24 June, people aged 75+ had been 82.6% 1st vaxxed and 74.8% FULLY vaxxed.
60-74’s were 80.2% 1st vaxxed and 64.1% fully vaxxed.
5/12
On 24 June, people aged 75+ had been 82.6% 1st vaxxed and 74.8% FULLY vaxxed.
60-74’s were 80.2% 1st vaxxed and 64.1% fully vaxxed.
5/12
With Delta variant starting to take hold, President Macron and PM Castex appealed to younger people this week to get vaccinated fast – not just for their own sake.
Macron: “No one is fully protected until everyone is vaccinated. Lets show solidarity. Lets be responsible.” 6/12
Macron: “No one is fully protected until everyone is vaccinated. Lets show solidarity. Lets be responsible.” 6/12
There is particular anger in govt at the low level of vax take-up in health communities. Only 40% of workers in care homes are vaxxed. The danger was shown this week when an unvaxxed worker in an EHPAD (care home) in Landes (S of Bordeaux) spread Delta to a dozen residents. 7/12
Health minister Olivier Véran warned compulsory vaxxing for health workers may be on the way.
Why should health professionals be vax-resistant? An expert told me: “A little knowledge is dangerous. Nurses, carers, some doctors fall for pseudo-scientific stuff on the web.” 8/12
Why should health professionals be vax-resistant? An expert told me: “A little knowledge is dangerous. Nurses, carers, some doctors fall for pseudo-scientific stuff on the web.” 8/12
As of last night, France had given first doses to 33,139,912 people – roughly 63.6% of the adult population. Vaccination was complete (with 1,2 or 3 doses, depending on the circs) for 20,678,609 people or 39.6% of the population. 9/12
In June so far the daily jab rate is 594,612, of which 293,022 are 1st doses. But the 1st dose rate fell in the last 7 days to circa 205,000.
The UK’s current 7 day average are 202,461 for 1st jabs and 372,096 overall – far behind France but still way ahead overall. 10/12
The UK’s current 7 day average are 202,461 for 1st jabs and 372,096 overall – far behind France but still way ahead overall. 10/12
On the wider Fr virus picture….cases, acute cases and deaths continue to tumble. New cases average 1,920 a day – the lowest since 12 Aug.
But Delta is now 10% of this v. low number of cases and advancing fast in Paris area, in the SE and SW. In Landes it is 70%.
11/12
But Delta is now 10% of this v. low number of cases and advancing fast in Paris area, in the SE and SW. In Landes it is 70%.
11/12
There WILL be a Delta-driven 4th wave in France. The questions are when/how big. The high levels of vaccination of the old offers some protection from a surge of acute cases/deaths. But younger people also need to be vaxxed fast
Fingers crossed for a good summer…and autumn
12/12
Fingers crossed for a good summer…and autumn
12/12
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