In France, another step has been taken to accelerate the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus. This Monday, May 24, vaccination opens to all professionals in priority sectors, regardless of their age. Who can get vaccinated today? With which vaccine?
Priority professions
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced last Thursday, priority professionals now have access to the vaccine against Covid-19, without age limit. As for other eligible people, the appointment can be made online, on the many existing booking sites, such as Doctolib or Sante.fr. Health professionals in the medico-social and educational sectors can be vaccinated, such as:
- Teachers from schools, colleges, high schools;
- Specialized regional nursery school officers (ATSEM);
- Agents in contact with students in schools, colleges, high schools, universities (including extracurricular agents and school catering agents);
- Support persons for students with disabilities (AESH);
- Early childhood professionals (including childminders)
- Family assistants;
- Youth legal protection professionals;
- Child protection professionals;
- Emergency accommodation professionals.
People working in the protection and security sector can make appointments today, such as:
- National and municipal police;
- The gendarmes;
- Guard and security officers;
- Prison supervisors and staff from the integration and probation services;
- The soldiers in sentinel operation;
- Customs officers in the surveillance branch.
Also, all professionals in the transport sector are eligible:
- Bus drivers;
- The personnel on board the ferry and river shuttle;
- Short-haul drivers, postmen and deliverers;
- Road drivers;
- Taxi and VTC drivers;
- Public transport controllers;
- Driving license inspectors.
The other people concerned are:
- Cleaning and maintenance agents;
- Waste collection agents, garbage collectors, waste sorting center agents, treatment center employees and sewer workers;
- Operators of drinking water and wastewater treatment plants and maintenance workers of drinking water and sanitation networks;
- Employees and business managers of food businesses: cashiers, self-service employees, food vendors including butchers, pork butchers, caterers, bakers, pastry chefs;
- Tobacconists;
- Employees and business leaders in the hotels, cafes and restaurants sector;
- Collective catering staff;
- Professionals in funeral and mortuary services;
- Unskilled workers in the agrifood industry (including fish wholesalers);
- The staff of slaughterhouses and meat processing companies;
- Veterinary public health inspectors;
- Labor inspection control officers;
- Event workers;
- Employees and teachers of sports halls;
- Seafarers and maritime and airline personnel traveling to countries at risk.
Please note, proof will be required beforehand, such as a professional card, a salary slip or a sworn statement.
Which vaccine?
The anti-Covid vaccine which is injected to priority professionals depends on the age of the person. If she is between 18 and 54 years old inclusive, one of the RNA vaccines is administered, either Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna. For the latter, all you have to do is make an appointment with your doctor (general practitioner, specialist or at work) or in a pharmacy. However, whether Moderna or Pfizer, they are both available at vaccination centers. If the person is over 55, they may be given an RNA vaccine, the Janssen vaccine, or AstraZeneca. The vaccine inoculated depends on the place of vaccination.
Around 7 million new people can be vaccinated against Covid-19 as of today. According to the Directorate General of Health, more than 23 million French people have received at least one dose. More than 9 million people are fully vaccinated, which represents 14.5% of the population.
