The weekend of April 17 marks the start of vaccination against Covid-19 for professionals in certain sectors. What age is required? Which professions are priorities for anti-Covid vaccination?
The most exposed professions
Since Saturday April 17, some professionals can be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Following government announcements on Saturday April 15, it was decided to open slots in vaccination centers for professionals who are considered to be exposed to the coronavirus. This concerns around 400,000 professionals over the age of 55. Among them, can benefit from this device, the teachers in schools, colleges and high schools, the territorial agents specialized in nursery schools, the accompanying persons of the pupils in situation of handicap as well as the professionals of the early childhood, including the nursery assistants, the nurses. youth legal protection professionals and child protection professionals. Also, vaccination is open to the municipal and national police, gendarmes and penitentiary supervisors.
In practice, the government mentions a “ rapid circuit of vaccination “. Beforehand, people in the professional sectors concerned should receive a message including the list of centers that are setting up this priority vaccination system. They may be inoculated with the vaccine upon presentation of proof of eligibility, such as a professional card or a salary slip.
Note that for the moment, professionals in these categories under the age of 55 do not have priority.
Future priority professions
However, other workers may soon become so. The executive has indeed evoked a ” consultation (…) in the next few days »Between Elisabeth Borne, the Minister of Labor, Employment and Integration and the various social partners. The aim is to identify other professionals exposed to the virus, ” second-line workers », And to make them priority in turn. This easier access to vaccination could eventually be extended to other professions. Elisabeth Borne thinks for example “ to garbage collectors or bus drivers “, As she explained on FranceInter. However, people will need to be over 55 years of age.
