On January 5, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, mentioned some avenues to accelerate the vaccination campaign in France, after elected officials of Touraine.
A campaign deemed too slow
The vaccination strategy in France is carried out in several stages. The most fragile and caregivers will have to be vaccinated by the end of March, thanks to a ” simplification of the collection of consent in nursing homes », Reports Jean-Gérard Paumier, President of the Departmental Council of Indre-et-Loire. Indeed, Emmanuel Macron affirms that the pre-vaccination consultation is ethical, but that the methods adopted originally constitute “ a brake on efficiency “. ” Then, a much broader strategy, […], as we do today for the flu, with vaccines that are easier to keep “. From January, vaccination should be available to people over 75 years of age who do not reside in nursing homes, according to the Head of State, which represents 5 million people. It should also be used by firefighters and home helpers who are over 50 years old. According to the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, as of January 5, “ more than 5,000 vaccinations have been carried out today in France in around thirty hospitals. Tomorrow, a hundred hospitals will have been delivered in doses “. He also said “ amplify, accelerate and simplify »The vaccine strategy in France.
The establishment of vaccination centers
The government has also announced the creation of vaccination centers, ie 5 to 6 centers per department, as is currently the case at the Lille University Hospital. Premises could be requisitioned, a bit like screening for Covid, but this time it will be so that residents can be vaccinated. Olivier Véran indicated that the French population could possibly make an appointment in several ways: “ We will open in the coming days a possible registration for French people who want it by Internet, by phone no doubt, and why not by the TousAntiCovid application, so that French people who wish to be vaccinated can let them know, register and can make appointments “. Emmanuel Macron believes that ” the faster we can vaccinate people who wish to do so, the better “. The UK and Germany are ahead of France on vaccines. The various European countries have yet planned to be coordinated on the anti-Covid vaccine strategy. However, there are difficulties in transporting doses and sometimes logistical problems.