Nicolas Sarkozy, 66 years old and already vaccinated against Covid-19? Oliver Véran responds to the controversy: Current Woman The MAG

Has Nicolas Sarkozy really been vaccinated against Covid-19? "The 66-year-old former head of state received the injection by a doctor at the Percy military hospital in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine), on the prescription of a town doctor", announced Franceinfo, Thursday February 18, 2021. Information from "from military sources"which raised a wave of indignation on social networks. And for good reason. France having only received the first doses of the remedy to fight the pandemic, this one is administered as a priority to people over 75 years of age with high-risk pathologies. From there to saying that Carla Bruni's companion had a free hand, there is only one step.

"Could we know in what capacity Nicolas Sarkozy received a vaccination at 66?", "What is the name of the doctor who dared to vaccinate him? Who is this doctor who gives privileges to certain people? Did the former President give a note to the doctor to pass in front of the elderly?" , "Nicolas Sarkozy is offended by the management of the Covid-19 crisis about which there is much to complain about, but is vaccinated at 66, the vaccine however reserved for health professionals and 75 years old . Health inequality embodied " or "Sarko and the art of the encrusted, we know!" and "Another easy pass! Neither doctor nor priority. Still a shame for France these well-off who pass in front of everyone. Nicolas Sarkozy received a first dose of Vaccine ", can we read among the many reactions of Internet users on Twitter.

Olivier Véran reacts to the controversy

The latter are not the only ones to have reacted. Columnist in The big mouths, Barbara Lefebvre launched: "He just took a dose of vaccine from a taxpayer (…). He will have to justify a good medical record ". Faced with the controversy, Olivier Véran reacted. At a press conference on February 18, the Minister of Solidarity and Health, who was vaccinated to set an example, recalled: "Nicolas Sarkozy is like any Frenchman: he has the right to medical confidentiality, I don't have to know any". For his part, Franceinfo reported that the former President's doctor reportedly mentioned a pathological illness without saying more. "It is also unknown what type and brand of vaccine the former President received. But according to the vaccination schedule posted on the website of the Ministry of Health, people with high-risk conditions should receive the RNA messenger vaccine. Pfizer / BioNTech or Moderna ", can we read on the site.

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