Covid vaccination: how will the new campaign which begins Monday go

D-2: from Monday April 15 and until Sunday June 16, all people who wish to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to do so. But this vaccination campaign primarily targets the most vulnerable people.

Anti-covid vaccine: priority to people most at risk

The patients affected by this new vaccination campaign against Covid-19 are those most at risk of developing a serious form of the disease, in particular:

• those aged 80 and over;
• immunocompromised people, regardless of their age;
• residents in residential establishments for dependent elderly people (EHPAD) and long-term care units (USLD), regardless of their age;
• “any person at very high risk according to each individual medical situation and as part of a medical decision shared with the healthcare team“, we can read on the site public service.

Depending on the health situation, this new vaccination campaign may be extended until July 15. “This duration will allow vulnerable people to be protected during the summer, and to be eligible again at the start of the fall campaign.“, we can read on the site vaccination-info-service.

Boost the Covid-19 vaccine during the spring

To receive a first dose of vaccine, the last injection or Covid-19 infection must be at least three months old. Then there is a booster dose, also after three months.

Health insurance recommends doing it during the spring, which “will allow protection during the summer period, particularly during the Olympic and Paralympic Games during which the movement of people from all over the world could encourage an epidemic wave.“

Health professionals authorized to vaccinate against Covid-19 are doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists and midwives. If you wish to perform this injection, you must make an appointment with one of them. No documents are required and vaccination is 100% covered.

What vaccine is administered? “Vaccination should preferably be done with the adapted mRNA vaccine from Pfizer (Comirnaty®), but the Nuvaxovid® XBB.1.5 vaccine. can also be used, for adults and adolescents aged 12 and over”indicates vaccination-info-service.

As recalled health insurancethe Covid-19 vaccine does not exempt you from the application of barrier gestures: physical distancing (or wearing a mask if this is not possible), washing your hands regularly or even sneezing into your elbow.