That was almost three months ago. On May 31, 2021, after weeks of procrastination, the vaccination was released to all adults by the government, which had been criticised for its disastrous management of the vaccine supply. On the same day, Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron announced that they had both been vaccinated. Only one dose was needed, as the presidential couple had already contracted the virus in December 2020. A surprising anecdote: when the president’s full participation in the vaccination war was publicly announced, no photo of the syringe was published. A detail that caused astonishment at the time, but to which the Elysée Palace reacted by saying that they did not want to “[…] heroise” Emmanuel Macron’s vaccination. On the contrary: Médiapart, Jean Castex and Olivier Véran were entitled to take their photo.
It was Edwy Plenel’s newspaper, known for its penchant for explosive revelations, that brought the debate back to the table this Thursday, August 26. Mediapart has in fact managed to find the official vaccination record of the presidential couple by accessing the health insurance databases. And these are formal: if Brigitte Macron was indeed vaccinated on May 31, Emmanuel Macron’s vaccination seems to date back to July 13. In other words, Mediapart notes that the day after the President of the Republic made his announcements about the health passport and compulsory vaccination… When asked by the newspaper, the Elysée responded laconically, citing “human error” in the remote transmission of the documents to the health insurance company confirming the date of Emmanuel Macron’s vaccination. Allegedly, the official vaccination date ( May 31) and the date of transmission of the documents (July 13) were mixed up. However, this answer does not explain why Brigitte Macron’s documents were sent on May 31.