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The best thing you can say about the start of France’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign is that it can’t get any worse. France had administered 516 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine as of Sunday. That’s far behind:
Germany: 238,809
U.K.: 947,206 https://trib.al/EG8B59I
Germany: 238,809U.K.: 947,206 https://trib.al/EG8B59I
At this rate, it would take France about 400 years to vaccinate its people; Israel, meanwhile, has already covered the equivalent of 12% of its population.
The only country with fewer vaccinations is Costa Rica, at 55 https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/?srnd=premium&sref=2o0rZsF1
The only country with fewer vaccinations is Costa Rica, at 55 https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/?srnd=premium&sref=2o0rZsF1
The usual excuses are being trotted out:
Vaccines aren’t a toy
This isn’t a race
Don't judge countries by what happens over the course of a couple of weeks
But so much of what’s happening now speaks to deeper, worrying cracks in the French state https://trib.al/EG8B59I
Vaccines aren’t a toyThis isn’t a raceDon't judge countries by what happens over the course of a couple of weeksBut so much of what’s happening now speaks to deeper, worrying cracks in the French state https://trib.al/EG8B59I
France should, judging by the amount of money flowing into the state’s coffers, be very good at deploying vaccines.
Instead, much like the shortage of masks and the failed test-and-trace infrastructure seen last year, the opposite is being proven https://trib.al/EG8B59I
Instead, much like the shortage of masks and the failed test-and-trace infrastructure seen last year, the opposite is being proven https://trib.al/EG8B59I
Despite having known that the logistics of the vaccine would be complex, foresight failed to translate into pragmatism.
The doses are there, but the supply chain looks long, requiring in one case a cross-country delivery by taxi https://trib.al/EG8B59I
The doses are there, but the supply chain looks long, requiring in one case a cross-country delivery by taxi https://trib.al/EG8B59I
A rollout strategy by age group and vulnerability now looks too narrow and meticulous, restricting care workers by age.
A focus on informed consent, while noble, has generated a lot of paperwork without a mass communication campaign on vaccine benefits https://trib.al/EG8B59I
A focus on informed consent, while noble, has generated a lot of paperwork without a mass communication campaign on vaccine benefits https://trib.al/EG8B59I
Macron should have been a force for good here, but his brand of techno-populism is working against him.
He has become politically defensive as he fights for re-election next year, extending his direct grip over the country’s opaque pandemic strategy https://trib.al/EG8B59I
He has become politically defensive as he fights for re-election next year, extending his direct grip over the country’s opaque pandemic strategy https://trib.al/EG8B59I
His fear of a return to the widespread Gilets Jaunes protests of 2018 has also seen him make some strange choices, such as promising to pick 35 French people at random to give their view on the vaccine rollout.
This could easily backfire https://trib.al/EG8B59I
This could easily backfire https://trib.al/EG8B59I
It’s not too late for France to turn things around.
Promotion of vaccine benefits shouldn’t be hard in a country where some areas are now in the grip of a 6 p.m. curfew. Too much focus on anti-vaxxers risks failing to sway those on the fence https://trib.al/EG8B59I
Promotion of vaccine benefits shouldn’t be hard in a country where some areas are now in the grip of a 6 p.m. curfew. Too much focus on anti-vaxxers risks failing to sway those on the fence https://trib.al/EG8B59I
This is a marathon and not a sprint.
After the success of other countries, particularly in Asia, in deploying their state apparatus to impressive effect in containing cases, it’s time for France to look abroad on vaccines too https://trib.al/EG8B59I
After the success of other countries, particularly in Asia, in deploying their state apparatus to impressive effect in containing cases, it’s time for France to look abroad on vaccines too https://trib.al/EG8B59I
