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While the situation vis-à-vis Covid-19 is becoming complex in Europe, France is almost a good student. Damien Mascret, health journalist for France Télévisions, compares the situation in France vis-à-vis its neighbors.
How to explain the good situation of France compared to other European countries? France is doing better than Germany and much better than the Netherlands in terms of the incidence rate. Among the explanations, vaccination coverage. “If we look at vaccination coverage in Germany, it is only 69%, while it is 76% in France“, explains Damien Mascret. However, the Netherlands are also at the same level as France.
The difference between the Netherlands and France concerns restrictive health measures, including barrier gestures. “In the Netherlands, it is very weak, in Germany, it is average, in France, we live it every day, it is very strong. Government measures and vaccination protect us“, adds the journalist France Télévisions. This bubble of protection will probably be reinforced with the third dose of vaccine and the continuity of the barrier gestures in France.