Weekly French vaccination thread.
A reasonably good week for the Fr. vaccination programme – an average of 330,022 first jabs a day, down on last week but excellent for August and still nearly double the rate before Macron announced the “health pass” on 12 July. 1/8
A reasonably good week for the Fr. vaccination programme – an average of 330,022 first jabs a day, down on last week but excellent for August and still nearly double the rate before Macron announced the “health pass” on 12 July. 1/8
Protests against the health pass will continue across France today. It will be a test of the staying power for the disparate protesters. Will they be able to maintain or increase last week’s 200,000 (all Fr) turnout? Or will a) the holiday and b) the rain dampen their ardour? 2/8
The Conseil Constitutionnel has approved, with small tweaks, the health pass and legal compulsion on health workers to be vaxxed by 15 Sept. From Mon access to bars/restos/long-haul transport etc is limited to those with a recent neg test/recovery from C19/or full-vaccination
3/8
3/8
The health pass has now been approved by both houses of parliament (inc. the anti-Macron majority in the Senate). It has been passed by the Fr version of US Supreme Court. And yet protesters still accuse Macron of being a “dictator” and picture him with a Hitler moustache.
4/8
4/8
The protesters might contemplate the following figure. A study by Drees, the research arm of the health ministry, calculates that 87% of the 1,458 Covid patients in acute care in Fr are unvaccinated. Almost 80% of Fr adults have now had at least 1 jab. Do the sums, numpties. 5/8
Signs continue that the 4th (Delta) wave of Covid may be cresting in France (see @nicolasberrod graphs). New cases (av. 22, 201 a day) and the incidence rate are edging up but much less rapidly. Hosp/acute care numbers are growing but reflect the surge in cases 2-3 weeks ago
6/8
6/8
As of last night, Fr. had 1st-vaxxed 44,413,560 over 12's – 8m since Macron announced the health pass. 1st jabs this week fell to 330,022 a day, after 380,000 last week. Doctolib, the booking site, predicts the slump will last until 15 Aug when some holidaymakers return. 7/8
But France remains on target to hit 50m first jabs by the end of this month (and to overtake the UK total by circa 16 Aug).
It’s a strange summer – and not just because of the weather.
8/8
It’s a strange summer – and not just because of the weather.
8/8
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