Nearly 500 people will have to be vaccinated again, because of a faulty refrigerator. A break in the cold chain in early August within the large Parisian vaccination center against monkeypox requires repeating the injections carried out on those days, the Marie de Paris said on Monday, excluding any health risk.
“This does not pose any health risk for the people concerned, but a new first injection is necessary to be effectively protected against the virus”, writes in a message on his website the town hall of Paris, which opened the “high capacity” vaccination center, Edison, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Optimal temperature not respected
The center “had to be temporarily closed” and will reopen on Tuesday, adds the town hall, which contacted all those concerned, namely those who were vaccinated from August 2 to 4. Or 468 people, told AFP Anne Souyris, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of public health.
“There was a faulty refrigerator” and the optimal temperature for storing vaccines was not respected, she explains. The failure was discovered on Thursday morning and led to the immediate closure of the center.
Priority people
“We checked that there was no toxicity. ANSM [Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament] came and assured us that there was no risk,” adds Anne Souyris. But “the health agencies recommended, for safety, to re-vaccinate people who received a dose” on August 2, 3 and 4.
These people are offered a new appointment and “they have priority over all open slots”, at the Edison Center or within the free centers of information, screening and diagnosis (CeGIDD), she still indicates.