The Ministry of Health calls on the French to organize their departure on vacation according to their vaccination appointments. (Drawing) – Kai F ?? rsterling / EFE / SIPA
No vaccine, no beach. For the Ministry of Health, the French will have to strive to make their dates of departure on vacation compatible with their vaccination appointment against Covid-19. “You have to adapt your vacation schedule. (…) There will be a need to adapt to his vaccination schedule for these holidays, ”we explained to the government on Tuesday, while the vaccination campaign is expanding this week to all the more 50 years old, before the entire adult population in mid-June.
Adaptations to the vaccination campaign are planned, to send more doses to tourist areas and to allow some to get their second dose in their holiday region, but this must remain “the exception”, said the ministry. during an online press briefing.
Different times between the two doses depending on the vaccine
After a first injection, the second dose is scheduled with a delay of six weeks for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and 12 weeks for AstraZeneca.
“The rule is that the second dose takes place in the center where you took your first dose” and the possibility of “taking your second dose in another place where you are going to spend your vacation (…) must be there. ‘exception’, in case of ‘imperative’, so as not to lead to ‘disorganization’, the same source said, explaining that it was ‘very difficult to succeed in anticipating the number of additional doses’ to send in a given department.
Vaccination “boosted” in tourist places
As for the French who must receive their first dose this summer, “a reflection” is underway with the regional health agencies concerned to “anticipate population movements” and “imagine forms of vaccination that are a little” boosted “in the touristic places “.
Conversely, “business continuity plans” are being put in place for the vaccination centers in metropolitan areas, to “maintain the pace” of vaccinations this summer, by replacing health professionals during their holidays. who carry out pre-vaccination consultations and injections.
Simplified appointment scheduling for 60-75 year olds
The ministry also announced that the system set up by the Health Insurance to allow over 75 years not yet vaccinated to book an appointment, would “soon” be extended to “60-74 years to facilitate their vaccination. “.
For the over 75s, 1.1 million calls were made, 2 million letters and 2 million SMS were sent, leading to 110,000 appointments, according to the ministry.