French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a screen as he addresses the nation about the state of the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Boulogne Billancourt, France, July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that in order to fight a resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic, vaccination against the disease will be made mandatory for all health staff and other workers who come into contact with vulnerable patients.
France has an entrenched anti-vaccination movement but authorities had banked on convincing enough people, including medical staff, to voluntarily get inoculated and curb the spread of the virus. However, a slowdown in vaccination rates as the summer holidays approach and a sharp upturn in new infections due to the now-dominant Delta variant have forced the government to rethink.
France has gone from an average of more than 400,000 first injections per day at the end of May to about 165,000 per day now.
Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »