France to Begin COVID-19 Vaccinations Starting This Month 27th
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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] France is expected to begin COVID-19 vaccination starting on the 27th (local time).
According to foreign media on the 21st, Olivier V?ran, France's Minister of Health, tweeted, "We plan to start COVID-19 vaccinations from the 27th," adding, "Vaccinations will begin with vulnerable groups such as the elderly."
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is scheduled to conduct a review on the same day to decide whether to approve the use of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer in the United States and BioNTech in Germany.
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According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of this date, France has a cumulative total of 2,529,756 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 60,665 deaths.
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