VACCINE ROLL UP AGAINST COVID-19 REACHED 26 000 000 DOSES INJECTED IN FRANCE

USPA NEWS - Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, 18,505,785 people have received at least one injection (i.e. 27.6% of the total population and 35.2% of the adult population) and 8,243,215 people have received two injections (ie 12.3% of the total population and 15.7% of the adult population) [1].

FRANCE REPORTS MORE THAN 1674 CRITICAL NEW CASES IN 24 HOURS------------------------------------------------- According to Public Health France, the results of all the daily indicators are also accessible on Geodes and the weekly indicators in the national and regional epidemiological points allowing an interpretation and a global analysis of the situation. 257 / 5000 Sante Publique France reports 7334 new hospitals in the last 7 days, and 1674 critical cases, including 1136 in Intensive care, with 236 deaths in 24 hours. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the epidemic is 1,076,964 in France. The evolution of the coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) in the world and in Europe reveals the key figures in week 17: Cases worldwide: 153,220,576 cases confirmed since 12/31/2019 including 30,983,201 in Europe Deaths worldwide: 3,209,416 deaths since 12/31/2019 including 692,446 in Europe COVID-19: assessment and key figures in France as of 05/11/2021 (source: ECDC)

1.  DAILY AND CUMULATIVE VACCINATION DATA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, 18,505,785 people have received at least one injection (i.e. 27.6% of the total population and 35.2% of the adult population) and 8,243,215 people have received two injections (ie 12.3% of the total population and 15.7% of the adult population) [1]. PROVISIONAL DATA FOR VACCINATIONS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Injections from the 24 hours Cumulation as of May Total Cumulation (Since December 27, 2020) 1st  injections 398 359 2 880 642 18 505 785 2èmes injections 258 941 1 831 373 8 243 215 Total 657 300 4 712 015 26 749 000  2.    WHOT ARE THE PRIORITY AUDIENCE?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “¢       People aged 50 and over - excluding professionals below (~ 25.9 million people); “¢ Health professionals and workers in health or medico-social establishments (~ 2.5 million people); “¢ Firefighters and home helpers serving disabled or elderly people (~ 0.6 million people); “¢ People aged 18 to 49 inclusive who present with comorbidities * (~ 4.0 million people); “¢ Vulnerable people at very high risk of serious forms as mentioned by the orientation advice for the vaccination strategy * from the age of 16 (~ 0.8 million people); “¢ Vulnerable disabled people accommodated in specialized shelters, nursing homes, homes for disabled people without medical facilities, as well as people accommodated in specific medico-social establishments. (<0.1 million people); “¢ Pregnant women from the 2nd trimester (~ 0.6 million people); “¢ Relatives from the age of 16 (ie people living under the same roof or providing assistance in daily life) of people, adults or children, who are immunocompromised (~ 0.7 million people). * lists available on solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/vaccin-covid-19

3. HOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT T BE VACCINATED ?-----------------------------------------------------------------------  As a reminder, making an appointment is possible: “¢ Via the website https://www.sante.fr/; “¢ From a pharmacist, a town doctor (general practitioner, specialist doctor, or occupational physician) or a nurse for those eligible for the AstraZeneca vaccine; “¢ Via the local systems made available to help make appointments; “¢ In case of difficulty, via the national toll-free number (0 800 009 110) which allows you to be redirected to the telephone switchboard of a center or to obtain support in making an appointment. In order to specifically support people aged 75 and over wishing to be vaccinated and who have not yet been able to make an appointment, various national out-of-town systems are now deployed: “¢ A campaign of outgoing calls from Health Insurance aimed at people over 75 who have not yet been vaccinated; “¢ A dedicated skip-the-line number: since 03/31, this number has been indicated in an SMS sent by Health Insurance to people aged 75 and over who have not been vaccinated. Also, to facilitate the vaccination of certain professionals considered to be more exposed to the virus, dedicated slots for those over 55 have been opened in several centers across the country. LIST OF PROFESSIONAL AGED 55 AND OVER WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THESE DEDICATED VACCINATIONS SLOTS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Upon declaration of their comorbidity (s), people aged 18 to 54 with one or more comorbidities can make an appointment at a vaccination center according to the usual procedures already in force for people aged over 50. presenting these comorbidities, without the need to present a medical prescription. In addition, it is now possible for anyone 18 years of age and over to make an appointment at a vaccination center for injections with the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines taking place the same day or the next day. Source: Ministry fo Health