More than one in two French people (56%) say they are in favor of the vaccine according to the latest Odoxa poll for Franceinfo and Le Figaro. This is 14 points more than at the end of December.
- Seniors are particularly in demand since 77% of those over 65 want to be vaccinated.
- Only 6 cases of severe allergic reactions have been recorded in France since the start of the vaccination campaign.
- 7 out of 10 French people consider the vaccination campaign too slow.
The vaccination campaign launched at the end of December has somewhat changed mentalities. While only 43% of French people said they were in favor of the vaccine before the first injection, it is now 56% of respondents who say they are ready to be vaccinated. Seniors are particularly in demand since 77% of those over 65 want to be vaccinated. These figures come from an Odoxa poll for Franceinfo and Le Figaro published Thursday, January 14.
The santé.fr site crashed because of the crowds
“It’s a spectacular turnaroundanalyzes the president of Odoxa, Gaël Sliman. This surge in the desire for vaccination at the time when it is taking place is proof of the effectiveness of the ‘supply policy’ in health.” He adds that the proof of the effectiveness of the injection of the first doses of vaccine throughout the world has made that “the doubts of the French have faded.“Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, only six cases of severe allergy have been identified, according to the National Medicines Agency (ANSM) in a press release published this Thursday, January 14. Among them are “4 cases of allergic reactions and 2 cases of tachycardia“, she said, adding that the situation of each of these patients seems to have evolved favorably.
Another proof of the progress made by vaccination, 23% of those questioned indicated that they would be encouraged to be vaccinated if a large number of French people and people around them were vaccinated. Registrations on the site health.fr to get vaccinated only started this Friday morning, 24 hours after the scheduled date, because of too many people on the site. “8,000 connections per second, the site did not last”, we reacted on the side of the majority.
An overwhelming majority considers the vaccine campaign too slow
However, the survey reveals that a large majority of French people believe that the vaccination campaign is too slow. “Even the most cautious French people about vaccination do not understand that the government does not go faster to offer it to those who want it”, notes the president of Odoxa. More than four out of five respondents (81%) consider vaccination too slow. They are 63% to estimate this delay on our European neighbors “worrying” and 53% that he will never be caught. The government’s action is criticized by more than 7 out of ten respondents. According to them, she is “neither coherent” (70%), “nor effective” (73%) and she “does not inspire them with confidence” (70%).
Last point raised by the survey, the idea of the establishment of a vaccine passport to allow access to restaurants, cafes and other places of culture divides. More than one in two French people (56%) say they are against it, but 65% of people who said they wanted to be vaccinated are in favor of it. This proposal is even more divisive with regard to partisan affinities. Only LRE% (64%) and LR (56%) sympathizers are in favor of it, when LFI (71%), RN (62%), PS (57%) and EELV (57%) sympathizers reject it.
