Number of vaccines administered against COVID-19 in France 2023
In France, 53.8 million people have received the two doses required for complete vaccination against COVID-19 as of July 2023. France launched its vaccination campaign against the coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19) on December 27, 2020. Since then, the number of people who received at least one dose of vaccine amounted to some 54.7 million, according to the French national health agency figures. In addition, 41 million people received a booster shot (a third vaccine dose) in France.
The recent evolution of COVID-19 in France
As of December 2023, France's cumulative number of COVID-19 infections reached 39 million. France registered over 20,000 cases of COVID-19 within a week (between April 26 and May 3). As of December 2023, France's COVID-19 death toll stood at 168,000 deaths.
The hospital situation in France
As of May 2022, the country registered around 12,700 hospital patients due to COVID-19. At the same time, just over 700 ICU patients were in French intensive care units due to the coronavirus. According to the geographical distribution of patients, Parisian ICUs treated the highest number of patients.