Vaccination at the Magnolias nursing home, in Loos (North), Monday, December 28, 2020. -

AFP

Nothing to report, or almost.

"No serious" or "unexpected" adverse effects of the Covid-19 vaccine were observed in France after the first four days of vaccination, the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) said on Thursday.

Only "pain" at the place where the injection is given and "fatigue" have been reported by some structures for the elderly where vaccination has already taken place, the agency said in its first update on vaccine surveillance.

"These non-serious side effects are mentioned in the leaflet" of the vaccine, she recalled.

Between the start of the vaccination campaign, Sunday, December 27, and Wednesday, December 30, approximately 300 people in France received the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech laboratories, the first to be available in France and Europe.

This slow start has aroused criticism and incomprehension in the political class and among some doctors.

"Reinforced surveillance" of the campaign

According to the strategy chosen by France, vaccination begins with some 750,000 residents of retirement homes as well as at-risk employees of these establishments (those over 65, those affected by other ailments, etc.).

The target audiences must then be enlarged in stages, with the youngest and least vulnerable coming last.

For this vaccination campaign, a "reinforced surveillance system" was put in place by the ANSM and the regional pharmacovigilance centers (CRPV), recalls the agency.

“The CRPVs are in regular contact” with establishments for seniors where vaccination takes place.

"The purpose of these discussions is to support these establishments in the monitoring of adverse effects, in particular to facilitate the immediate reporting of serious and / or unexpected adverse effects that may occur", continues the ANSM.

“This reinforced surveillance is continuing with new establishments which will start vaccinations from next week.

The ANSM, in conjunction with the CRPVs, can communicate at any time if a safety signal is identified, ”she concludes.

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