France inoculates 10 million against Covid-19 ahead of schedule, but healthcare situation still alarming
The French prime minister has announced the passing of a symbolic milestone, with more than 10 million people having received at least one shot of Covid-19 vaccine, but infection rates remain high across the country.
Speaking on Thursday, during a visit to vaccination center in Nogent-sur-Marne, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said he was “immensely satisfied” by this “very good performance” as France inoculated its 10-millionth citizen against the coronavirus.
“We are a week ahead of the objective I had set... and this is due to all those health professionals, all those volunteers... all those elected officials, to all those who are seven days a week... on the bridge in the service of this great national cause,” Castex told the gathered press.
France's inoculation program has been heavily criticized, having appeared to have made even slower progress than its continental neighbors when the EU-wide inoculation campaign was launched in late December. Paris has also repeatedly changed its guidance on the use...
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