The government detailed on Monday at a press conference new measures to fight the fifth epidemic wave of Covid-19.
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“There is an extremely large epidemic among people who are not vaccinated”, explained Monday, December 6 on franceinfo Pr Jean-Paul Stahl, infectious disease specialist, professor emeritus of infectious diseases at the Grenoble University Hospital. The government has announced new measures to fight Covid-19. “As the Prime Minister said, the epidemic has changed, explains the infectious disease specialist. We have a severity that has settled in a fraction of the population that is not vaccinated. “
franceinfo: What do you remember from the announcements?
Jean-Paul Stahl: Strengthening of barrier measures. This is the bulk of the announcements and it is logical, when the virus circulates it is necessary to put in place barrier measures. I retain the call for vaccination, it is the absolutely key point of this epidemic. There is an extremely large epidemic among people who are not vaccinated. As the Prime Minister said, the epidemic has changed. We have a severity that has settled in a fraction of the population that is not vaccinated.
How to convince the most reluctant?
The explanation may have shown its limits. At one point the question of obligation arises. Medically we should see it, socially I do not have the competence to talk about it. If you dry up the potential for transmission of the virus there is no more epidemic.
Vaccination for 5-11 year olds will be open for the most vulnerable children facing Covid-19 from December 15. Is this a good thing?
There is no debate there, they need to be protected and there is a pediatric form that has been validated and is coming to the market. So you have to vaccinate your children. Where there can be debate is on the vaccination of other children, but it is held a little late. We will impose measures on the other children, but all this to protect the adults who do not want to be vaccinated. It’s a bit annoying.