Vaccination in nursing homes: "It could not have gone faster than today"

The vaccination campaign has accelerated in recent days, especially in nursing homes.

Romy Lasserre Saint-Maurice, director of an Ehpad in Paris, assured Europe 1 that it would have been difficult "to go faster than today", highlighting a necessary time to explain the process to residents and their families.

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After a chaotic start, the vaccination campaign is shifting into high gear.

Nearly 190,000 people have been vaccinated in France, according to the latest report provided Tuesday evening by the health authorities.

In nursing homes in particular, the process is slowly but surely underway.

Romy Lasserre Saint-Maurice, director of an establishment in Paris, took stock and denied any slowness, Wednesday noon on Europe 1.

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"I think that in many nursing homes it could not have gone faster than today. The High Authority for Health gave the authorization on December 23, we are January 12. There is a time necessary to explain how the vaccination will take place, we held videoconference meetings to take time with the families, "said the director of the ACPPA-PEAN nursing home, in the 13th arrondissement of the capital.

"People were resistant and now want to be vaccinated"

20 residents of this Ehpad, which has 94, have already been vaccinated.

A new wave of vaccination is expected to take place in the coming days, with delivery of doses scheduled for January 19.

"We are in the process of collecting the final consents. We must also include the person of trust, their family and possibly their guardian. 50% of our residents have a protective measure, so these people cannot decide completely for themselves" , specifies Romy Lasserre Saint-Maurice.

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"We have people who were rather resistant and who today wish to be vaccinated. Things are being done little by little. We are aiming for a vaccination rate among our residents of 80% and a maximum of our staff", prognosis the director.

"50% of staff have accepted the vaccination, 40% will consult their general practitioner to find out if the vaccination is compatible with their state of health," she explains.