“The processes are very accelerated,” explains a virologist

Pedagogy and instructions for use. The Prime Minister unveiled the vaccination strategy on Thursday 3 December. A calendar was also given by Jean Castex: by 29 December Europe will give the green light to vaccines Pfizer and Moderna. France will therefore have to give its authorization before the start of the campaign scheduled for early January in nursing homes. The elderly and the frail will be vaccinated from February and the rest of the population from spring.

With these announcements, the government tries to establish a contract of trust with the French while 60% of them do not want to be vaccinated. “The number of distrust can change if we really play transparency at each stage, “said Christian Bréchot. While the anti-vaccines highlight the speed and lack of perspective on possible side effects, the virologist explains that” the processes are very accelerated, but that does not mean that this vaccine is not observed at same way as another “.

For the former director of Inserm and the Institut Pasteur, “an effective vaccine can stop transmission“, in addition to avoiding serious forms of disease. We must in any case” wait for the confirmation of the regulatory authorities because “we must go quickly, but we must also take all precautions”, he continues.

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