Covid-19 vaccine: has the need for a third dose been established for 50-64 year olds? – Franceinfo

It was expected, the Head of State addressed the French to discuss the pandemic situation of the country. This one seems to pick up more beautiful, and the Haute Autorité de Santé evokes the arrival of a fifth wave at the approach of winter. To cope with this, the government has decided to encourage those over 50 to perform a third dose of vaccine as “reminder”. He conditioned the obtaining of the health pass to this dose “reminder” for over 65s. Damien Mascret, health journalist for France Télévisions, gives details on the effectiveness of a third dose for this audience.

“It depends on what we are talking about. Whether we are talking about contaminations or hospitalizations. On contaminations, it is true, moreover for all age groups. As soon as we have more people vaccinated, we decrease the circulation of the virus “, explains Damien first Mascret, present on the France 2 set for the JT from 20 Hours. However, the story doesn’t seem to be the same for hospitalizations. “On the other hand, for hospitalizations, it’s a little different. The real limit is rather 60 years old […] we realize that it is really there that there is a rocker for the serious forms “, he specifies. Before adding that the third dose is “crucial for those over 60.“