French Medical Union Chief Hopes Macron to Encourage Revaccination in Upcoming Address

© REUTERS / STEPHANE MAHEA medical worker administers a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination center in Nantes as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, June 3, 2021
A medical worker administers a dose of the Comirnaty Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination center in Nantes as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, June 3, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.11.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - French Medical Trade Union head Jacques Battistoni told Franceinfo he hopes that French President Emmanuel Macron's upcoming national address will give "a push forth to booster vaccination."
Macron is expected to give a televised speech on 9 November to update the public on the health situation amid a surge in positive cases.
"I am waiting for the reminder that we may be at the start of a new wave, one that is not very intense, not very strong, but we can still see that for several weeks now, cases have been on the rise," Battistoni said when asked what he thinks Macron will say on Tuesday.
He added that he expects Macron will speak positively and encourage people to get their first COVID-19 vaccine dose or a booster shot.
Battistoni noted that the sole announcement of the president's speech this Tuesday increased the number of doctor appointments and had a "strong psychological effect" on people. The same behaviour could be observed in France when Macron gave a speech on the COVID-19 situation in the country, ahead of the July 14 celebrations.
Demonstrators attend a protest against the new measures announced by French President Emmanuel Macron to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Paris, France, July 17, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 25.07.2021
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