Martin Blachier ranted about the vaccination of children on RMC Story. The epidemiologist believes that it is necessary to vaccinate adults and vulnerable populations before vaccinating the youngest. On Monday April 26, Doctor Martin Blachier was the guest of the Grandes Gueules of RMC Story. The epidemiologist reacted to a controversial request: the vaccination of children. The one who assured that he was not too "sure of himself" considered that vaccinating the youngest was "a heresy". "Until we vaccinate all adults, we are not going to vaccinate all children," he said. And to add: "In vulnerable populations, there are some who do not want to be vaccinated".
According to Martin Blachier, who recently raised a rant against pharmacists, it is also these people who do not want to be vaccinated that pose a problem. "There is perhaps 10% of this vulnerable population who do not want to be vaccinated. What is needed is to vaccinate 100% of the vulnerable population," he assured. "There are 30% of those over 70 who are not vaccinated and that is a real problem."
Schools should not be closed "
Martin Blachier took advantage of this interview to reconsider the government's decisions, namely to close the schools, then to decide to reopen them this Monday, April 26. "We do well to reopen the schools and besides I think we should never have closed them," he explained. And to develop: "All the experts say that indeed children can become infected, can have a viral load, but that is not what maintains the epidemic, it is not the nursery schools, so I do not see not why they were closed. "