France may grant early COVID-19 vaccine access to obese people, says minister

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French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday the authorities were considering granting early access to COVID-19 vaccine to people ...

A firefighter administers a dose of the"Comirnaty" Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination center in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin as part of the coronavirus disease vaccination campaign in France, Apr 8, 2021. PARIS: French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday the authorities were considering granting early access to COVID-19 vaccine to people suffering from obesity, adding that this should be put in place starting from mid-May.

During a news conference, he also said that from Monday people who lived with someone at higher COVID-19 risk category would also get access to vaccine.

 

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