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COVID-19 vaccination in France

COVID-19 vaccination in France started on 27 December 2020 after the approval of Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by the European Union commission.

Date

27 December 2020 (2020-12-27) – present

France

Full immunisation of people in France against COVID-19

53,895,155 people have received at least one vaccine dose
52,581,073 people have been fully vaccinated

80.3% of the French population have received at least one vaccine dose
78.3% of the French population have been fully vaccinated

According to a June 2022 study published in The Lancet, COVID-19 vaccination in France prevented an additional 631,000 deaths from December 8, 2020, to December 8, 2021.[1][2]

People aged 50 to 64.

Precarious people and the staff accompanying them.

People living in closed places or in collective accommodation.

People with co-morbidities (COPD, hypertension, coronary heart disease, renal failure, cancers less than 3 years old or in progress, Trisomy 21, type I and II diabetes, obesity, people who have received organ or cell transplants strains).

People working in an essential sector and in contact with the public (education, security, food.).

COVID-19 pandemic in France

Deployment of COVID-19 vaccines

EU Digital COVID Certificate