“The flu is not a trivial infection: from the age of 75, you can lose your independence because of it.”

Interview Infectious disease specialist Anne-Claude Crémieux provides an update on the flu and Covid vaccination campaign implemented in France since October 14.
Since October 14, 19 million French people have been eligible for free vaccinations against the flu and Covid-19. JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN / AFP
As the flu and Covid vaccination campaign has just started in our country, Anne-Claude Crémieux, infectious disease specialist and president of the technical vaccination committee at the French National Authority for Health (HAS), details the strategy deployed.
Can you remind us who this campaign is aimed at?Anne-Claude Crémieux: To begin with, it's for people over 65, who are the absolute priority target. The goal is to prevent them from...
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