Covid-19 in France: the 3rd dose injection campaign begins in the Ephad
A resident of Ephad André-Harambillet in Bayonne receiving a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, January 8, 2021. AP - Bob Edme
Text by: RFI Follow
3 min
Following the recommendations of the French health authorities, the government launched, Monday, September 13, the campaign to inject a third dose of anti-Covid-19 vaccine into the Ephad.
Some 600,000 seniors are affected.
Advertising
Read more
They were the first to be affected when the Covid-19 vaccination campaign began at the end of December 2020. They are now the first to
receive a 3rd dose
.
Dependent elderly people residing in specialized establishments (Ehpad) can receive it from this Monday, September 13.
For the occasion, Jean Castex went
to an Ehpad
in Clamart, in the Hauts-de-Seine, to attend the first injections.
“
For the most vulnerable people, over time, the effectiveness of vaccination decreases,
” he said.
The Prime Minister recalled that residents of nursing homes "
paid a very heavy price
" at the start of the epidemic: according to official figures, 26,700 of them lost their lives, or nearly a quarter of the deaths due. to Covid-19 in France (more than 116,000 victims so far).
Proof by example: pic.twitter.com/CYBu93eu0C
- Jean Castex (@JeanCASTEX) September 13, 2021
According to Jean Castex, 90% of nursing home residents received two doses;
thus, the "
death rate, and even disease rate, has dropped dramatically
" in this segment of the population.
But the head of government also invited the "
5 million (people, Editor's note) over 65 who had their second dose six months ago
", or their first and only (if they have already had the Covid -19), to make an appointment to also benefit from a reminder.
“Even if we are seeing an improvement in the epidemic situation in the country, we are not immune to a new wave of viral mutations.
The disease has accustomed us to this.
Vaccination remains the main weapon "
Jean Castex on the start of the injection campaign for a 3rd dose of Covid-19 vaccine
In France, there are 8 million people who have not yet received their first dose.
According to the Prime Minister, the public authorities are focusing their attention on them, in particular on "
the most vulnerable among them
".
He believes that it is "
not necessarily doctrinaire opponents of vaccination
" and that "
we must go and find them where they are
."
(With AFP)
Newsletter
Receive all international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
google-play-badge_FR
France
Health and medicine
Coronavirus
Vaccines
Jean Castex