Faced with the meteoric rise in Covid cases in France, Professor Éric Caumes spoke on BFMTV, this Wednesday, January 5, on a solution to slow the epidemic. According to the infectious disease specialist, a fourth vaccination campaign should already be implemented.
In recent days, the number of positive coronavirus cases increases exponentially. A terrible scourge in the eyes of Professor Éric Caumes who, this Wednesday, January 5 at the microphone of BFMTV, shared his opinion on the matter. Not only the latter indicated that we have “missed the mark on the third vaccination“, believing that the campaign came too late, but then said the government should already implement the fourth vaccination.
“We should already think about it for fragile people, for those over 60 years old“, he then continued. An umpteenth vaccination which would above all be intended for fragile and at-risk people. Because, contrary to what the Minister of Health announced at the Sunday Newspaper, on January 2, Éric Caumes believes that this epidemic wave is unfortunately not the last.
4th dose of vaccine: “We should already think about it” estimates Professor Éric Caumes pic.twitter.com/FbKCe8ibGE
– BFMTV (@BFMTV) January 5, 2022
Economic interests at stake?
Nearby Parisian, the head of the infectious diseases department at La Pitié Salpêtrière hospital (Paris) then shared his many fears about the decisions taken by the government. “I was amazed he said that. I’m sure it won’t be the last wave. But it may be the last of this intensity “, he let go, explaining then that if the State really wanted to reduce the epidemic, “he would have done it”.
Also during his interview with the national daily, Éric Caumes then shared that if the government did not react in time, this can be explained by reasons “economic and moral“. And to continue, worried that the number of cases will become unmanageable for hospitals:”We are in hope, not reality. The reality, we will know it in two weeks, not before.“
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