France To Make COVID-19 Booster Shots Available To All Adults: Minister

Umer Jamshaid Published November 26, 2021 | 04:45 PM

France will make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots available to all people aged 18 years old and above from Saturday, Health Minister Olivier Veran announced Friday

PARIS, Nov. 26 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Nov, 2021 ) --:France will make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots available to all people aged 18 years old and above from Saturday, Health Minister Olivier Veran announced Friday.

Facing the fifth wave of COVID-19 which is "without any doubt, more violent and lasts longer," Veran said at a press conference that health authorities now recommend a booster shot five months, instead of six, after completing Primary vaccination.

According to the minister, 19 million people in France are now eligible for the booster shots. As of Nov. 24, more than 51.8 million people in France, or 76.

8 percent of the population, have received at least one vaccine dose, and some 6 million have got their booster shots.

Also from Jan. 15, 2022, health pass will no longer be valid without a booster shot, he announced.

Veran continued that rules on barrier gestures will also be tightened in France. The use of masks is mandatory in all enclosed places from Nov. 26, even when the health pass is required, such as cinemas, theaters and museums.

Local authorities could also decide if wearing a mask should be mandatory in crowded open-air areas, he said, adding that health pass will be required for entering Christmas markets.