Olivier Véran, Minister of Solidarity and Health, vaccinates at the vaccination center of Montrouge, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. – Tristan Reynaud / DICOM / SIPA
- The slots have been opened on Doctolib to all over 18 years old who wish to take advantage of unused doses to be vaccinated against Covid-19 on Tuesday.
- On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the deputies approved the principle of the establishment of a health pass this summer.
- After the end of the 10-kilometer limitation, France will continue its deconfinement in stages in the coming weeks.
- This easing of restrictions and the prospect of new conditions for travel have prompted some of our readers to be vaccinated, sometimes with some reluctance.
Remember last summer… Deconfined, by the sea, in the countryside, roaming around our European neighbors or in the few countries that accepted French tourists. To rediscover its pleasures, many French people are working together to get vaccinated against Covid-19 before July.
“Getting vaccinated should allow you to spend the summer holidays more rested,” said Raphael, one of our readers, convinced that “vaccination is the only way out collectively. But finding a niche is no easy task. Determined to receive her dose, Léna is still struggling. “Unfortunately Doctolib is stuffy at home, it’s madness when you live in rather large cities”, explains this resident of Annecy. She hopes to find an appointment in Ardèche with her in-laws at the end of May and a second before this summer.
It is also the galley for Coco, facing “the long waiting list like the arm of the vaccination center near her home”. But “no choice” for one who describes herself as a great traveler, impatient to end this pandemic and “all the constraints it imposes on us!” “. The implementation of the health pass, which should therefore be compulsory for taking the plane abroad or participating in large gatherings, has also influenced the choice of some of our readers such as Vinciane, François and Emeline, even if the 40-year-old “does not assume to obey” to be free this summer.
The ticket to travel
No vaccine, no vacation outside France? Certainly not for Lyvia who has already booked her tickets for Martinique in July: “We fear an obligation to have vaccines. We want to anticipate. We are actively looking for a niche ”. And it is better to prevent, because the French will have to make their departure dates compatible with their vaccination appointment, we explained to the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Not delighted to be vaccinated, Alexis will take the plunge to travel to Europe with his friends this summer with the Interrail program. “With the prospect of the implementation of a health pass at European level, it seems that it is impossible to do otherwise than to be vaccinated, otherwise it is PCR test at each border with the risk of falling ill and to stay locked up in a country that is not ours… ”, argues the young man. Stéphanie also decided for the same reasons to take advantage of her trip planned for next month in Greece. “This vaccine is the price of my freedom”, slices the young woman, who is also thinking of her future concerts. She has already received her first dose.
Life a bit like before
Finding her freedom is Sophie’s leitmotif, who “wants to return to normal life as quickly as possible, as we see in the United Kingdom”. In two calls, she found an appointment at the vaccination center in her town. For their part, Sébastien and his wife, aged under 55, are awaiting their second dose after receiving a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the end of March / beginning of April. “We will both have Pfizer at the end of May. We did not do it in view of the coming summer but rather to protect others, to be part of the solution and not of the problem ”.
Vaccinated with Pfizer, Sara was motivated by her place of residence: Antibes. “When I hear that someone older than me who does not live here is on a waiting list, I feel a little guilty… but at the same time we are going to be invaded by tourists this summer so we have to we protect ourselves, ”she says.
The price of freedom remains expensive for Léa, who was vaccinated to protect a loved one affected by an autoimmune disease. “I was not for making the vaccine, but I think we have no choice if we want to ‘relive’ and not be penalized,” she explains. “Regarding the health pass, I am totally against it. We are supposed to have the freedom to choose whether we want to be vaccinated or not, and I think we will no longer have a choice. I’m afraid for the future… ”she adds. Fears shared by several readers like Marie-José and Patricia or even Nathalie who prefers to wait for “collective immunity”.