France: after the promotion of the health pass 4,000,000 people were vaccinated against covid | The impact of Macron’s decision

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, reported on Monday that four million more people have been vaccinated in France in the past two weeks, since I know confirmed the implementation of the compulsory health pass to enter public spaces. After the president’s announcement, one million three hundred thousand people had signed up to receive their first dose.

“All together we will defeat the virus. We continue!” The president wrote on his Twitter account with a photo in which he pointed out that 40 million French people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, the equivalent of almost 60 percent of the population, and four million more in a fortnight.

According to the latest figures from Sunday, over 32.3 million people they also had the complete immunization schedule.

The acceleration in the vaccination rate coincides with the announcements that Macron made on the establishment of the health pass after noting a stagnation in the vaccination campaign.

The discussion on the health pass

The French government’s project was presented to the Council of Ministers a week ago and approved this Sunday after five days and nights of debate. The initiative is waiting for the Constitutional Council to rule on the text to be promulgated in early August.

Once adopted, a vaccination certificate will be required, having recently had the disease or a negative test from the previous 48 hours access public spaces such as cafes, restaurants, bars, long-distance transport and trade fairs, which will be added to cultural venues, such as theaters and cinemas, where it is already compulsory from July 21.

Vaccination, in addition, will be compulsory for health personnel that you need to have a dose by September 15 and the full schedule by October 15.

The objective of the French government

The goal of the French government is that by the end of August, there will be at least 50 million French people with a dose, against the 40 million it wanted to achieve previously by that date.

The country is plunged into the start of the fourth wave of the epidemic, with a daily average of 20,000 new infections last week, against 2,000 at the end of June. This increase did not affect the number of hospitalizations.