Health Minister Olivier Veran said in an interview that France will start vaccinating people aged over 55 against COVID-19 on Monday as part of efforts to expand the vaccination campaign.
''Starting from Monday, all French people over 55 will be able to get a vaccine without any conditions. We are expanding the vaccination campaign,'' Veran told ''Journal du Dimanche''.
The minister explained that a 20,000-dose-batch of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be delivered to France on Monday - a week earlier than expected, which is making it possible to inoculate this category of people.
French authorities plan to fully vaccinate 10 million nationals by April 15. France's nationwide immunization campaign began in late December 2020. To date, over 10 million people have received the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, and about 3.5 million citizens have received two.
Source: MAP
