<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said on his Instagram account on Thursday that it was likely that the elderly and vulnerable would need a third Covid-19 vaccine shot, and that France was working on rolling these out from September onwards.</p>.<p>"A third dose will likely be necessary, not for everyone straightaway, but in any case for the most vulnerable and the most elderly," said Macron.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/delta-variant-now-reported-in-135-countries-global-coronavirus-cases-could-exceed-200-million-by-next-week-who-1016440.html" target="_blank">Delta variant now reported in 135 countries, global coronavirus cases could exceed 200 million by next week: WHO</a></strong></p>.<p>Macron's government is trying to step up France's Covid vaccination programme again, as the country faces a fourth wave of the virus and street demonstrations in protest against the government's Covid policies.</p>.<p>The World Health Organization's head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on Wednesday for a halt on Covid-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September</p>
<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said on his Instagram account on Thursday that it was likely that the elderly and vulnerable would need a third Covid-19 vaccine shot, and that France was working on rolling these out from September onwards.</p>.<p>"A third dose will likely be necessary, not for everyone straightaway, but in any case for the most vulnerable and the most elderly," said Macron.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/delta-variant-now-reported-in-135-countries-global-coronavirus-cases-could-exceed-200-million-by-next-week-who-1016440.html" target="_blank">Delta variant now reported in 135 countries, global coronavirus cases could exceed 200 million by next week: WHO</a></strong></p>.<p>Macron's government is trying to step up France's Covid vaccination programme again, as the country faces a fourth wave of the virus and street demonstrations in protest against the government's Covid policies.</p>.<p>The World Health Organization's head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on Wednesday for a halt on Covid-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September</p>