In a column published this Sunday, March 7 in the Journal du Dimanche, the seven orders of health professions call on all caregivers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. According to them, it is a ” ethical duty ” for ” curb the spread of the epidemic “.
An “ethical duty” to curb the epidemic
While the Minister of Health Olivier Véran had already called this Friday, March 5, the nursing staff to be vaccinated in the name of “ collective security », It is the turn of the Order of Physicians to invoke the ethical duty and collective protection.
Indeed, the seven orders of health professions (doctors, dentists, pharmacists, midwives, physiotherapists, pedicures-podiatrists and nurses) called ” all caregivers to be vaccinated with one voice Against Covid-19 in an article published this Sunday, March 7, 2021 in the Journal du Dimanche.
30% of caregivers in hospitals have received at least one dose of the vaccine
To justify their remarks, the orders of the health professions recalled that caregivers are people ” most exposed to the virus, while being in contact with the most vulnerable populations “. While only 40% of nursing home staff and 30% of nursing staff in hospitals and towns have received at least one dose of the vaccine for the time being, the signatory organizations believe that ” it’s much too little “.
According to them, if all health professionals should be vaccinated, it is because “ it is their ethical duty to protect their patients in all circumstances, and because it is imperative that they can protect themselves against the virus, as well as their loved ones, and curb the spread of the epidemic “.
