Un vaccination plan pour summer will be presented “in the coming days” by the Ministry of Health, has indicated Friday May 28 on France Info, Gabriel Attal. The government spokesman also confirmed that suppliess in vaccines would be reinforced in tourist places.
However, the government advises de program his second dose at the same place as the first doseexcept for exceptional reasons. Indeed, the supply of doses – even if they will be reinforced in tourist places – may not follow due to lack of visibility andanticipation of French flows during the summer.
“It is imperative to encourage the French to be vaccinated as soon as possible in June”indicates this Tuesday, June 1, the Ministry of Health, during a press conference. And for good reason: the doses are not lacking. “We currently have 4 million doses of Pfizer / BioNTech per week, now is the time to take advantage of it.”
What to do if your second dose falls on your vacation, so on somewhere other than your home?“Obviously, you should not give up planning your first dose if it poses a problem for the second”, insist Ministry of Health. In short, it is necessary to do the best to privilege the same place for the two doses but if that is not possible, vaccination should not be postponed.
For this, the Ministry of Health relies on two levers.
– First of all, by playing on a flexibility concerning the time between the two doses. This one can then be lowered between 35 days (5 weeks) and extended up to 49 days (7 weeks). The reference remaining 42 days of delay, or 6 weeks.
– If despite this, it still does not fit with your vacation agenda, then the second dose can be scheduled “exceptionally“ in another placeadds the Ministry of Health.
Remember that vaccination has been open to all adults over the age of 18, without conditions, since May 31. While 26 million French people have already received at least their first dose, the government’s objective is to reach 30 million by mid-June. Vaccination of adolescents could follow. After the green light from the European Medicines Agency, the High Authority for Health should decide tomorrow and specify the procedures for the vaccination of 12-17 year olds.
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