Olivier Véran is a very busy man. Since the start of the coronavirus crisis, the Minister of Health appointed in February 2020 to succeed Agnès Buzyn has been everywhere. Very involved in the search for solutions to face this unprecedented pandemic, the 44-year-old politician set an example by being vaccinated directly and by strictly following the barrier gestures and the measures put in place by the government. Olivier Véran went so far as to remain separated from his children, a 10-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, for long periods. "I'm not saying it's great to stay confined, no one will say that. Nobody, and me first, my kids are in a different city than the one I'm in, so it's obviously a difficult situation. to live for everyone ", he had confided on the set of Daily in March 2020.
The past few months have not been easy for Olivier Véran who has had to deal with, among other things, criticism of the slowness of the vaccination campaign. Very solicited, the minister fortunately found a trick to stay the course, as he reveals in the last issue of the magazine She on newsstands Friday February 26, 2021: meditation.
Olivier Véran wakes up already tired
In addition to many cups of coffee and liters of zero coke, Coralie Dubost's companion uses an application called Petit Bambou to help him refocus. But that unfortunately does not prevent him from waking up every morning with "physical fatigue". "On nights when I sleep very little and say to myself 'oh my there', a little voice says 'don't worry you can handle'", he explained. Olivier Véran is indeed used to choppy nights : He has long been on duty as a doctor, and has also been up at night for years to take care of his children.
"You can survive by getting little sleep, but I'm still careful because cognitive abilities are linked to recovery during the night. If you really deprive yourself of sleep, we are less efficient and alert ", he insisted on recalling. Olivier Véran, who must be able to "reflect" and "make the right decisions during the day", from time to time therefore grants microsiestes in order to recover.
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