The League Against Obesity is indignant that people suffering from obesity and unable to telework cannot access the Health Insurance Covid system. It provides access to a simplified procedure for declaring a work stoppage online.
- Obese people are classified among those who are at risk from Covid-19
- They do not benefit from the facilitated sick leave procedure put in place during the epidemic
- The League against Obesity asks that this right be granted to them
Health insurance allows people at risk to benefit from sick leave without having to go through their doctor or employer since March 17, 2020. Accessible on its site, this service concerns pregnant women, people suffering from chronic respiratory disease or insufficiency, cardiovascular conditions, renal insufficiency, diabetes and those suffering from obesity if their body mass index exceeds 40. obesity whose BMI is between 30 and 40 are excluded from the system, which shocks the League against obesity. The association arrested the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, by mail, Tuesday, April 14.
Extend access to simplified work stoppage
“People with obesity, now considered the most at risk, are forced to establish physical contact with their doctor in order to obtain, if necessary, a work stoppage.explains a communicated published by the association. She judges these trips “unacceptable” and “dangerous”. The League against obesity asks that all people with obesity can have access to the simplified work stoppage form.
#health #coronavirus People with obesity do not have access to the Covid device of the Health Insurance (which allows to obtain a simplified work stoppage) while they are recognized as representing a population at risk ????@olivierveran @MinSoliSante
— leagueagainstlobesity (@LCObesite) April 15, 2020
People with obesity would be more at risk
Since the start of the epidemic in France, doctors have noticed that people suffering from obesity represent a large proportion of patients hospitalized in intensive care. A study carried out at the University Hospital of Lille montre that more than 47% of patients with Covid-19 admitted to intensive care units are obese. A BMI greater than 35 would significantly increase the risk of being placed on invasive mechanical ventilation, regardless of age, arterial hypertension and diabetes. “Obesity and even being overweight can become a risk factor for severe infection”, said the director general of health, Jérôme Salomon. On his site, the Ministry of Health explains that people with obesity must absolutely respect confinement and apply barrier measures. They are also given priority for access to a virological test in the event of suspicion of Covid-19. In France, 17% of adults suffer from obesity.
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