As a survey emerges showing France is at the very bottom of the European countries in terms of how many vaccines given, Emmanuel Macron gave a surprise TV interview last evening in which he said that everyone who wanted a vaccine would have one by the end of the summer.
He insisted France was inoculating “at the same rhythm as her “German and other European neighbours” and that it is sticking to the vaccination programme outlined at the beginning.
He said France’s vaccine rollout “may seem too slow” when compared with countries that had “made other bets”, but added: “I defend the strategy we have adopted with Germany, with the European Union.”
The AstraZeneca vaccine, approved by the European Medical Agency, was approved by France’s Medical Agency on Tuesday, with a recommendation that it only be used on those under 65 years old.
There will be four new vaccine production sites in France – one in the Bordeaux region and three in the north-west.
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