A veterinary cross, in Suresnes in the Hauts-de-Seine.
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Clément Follain / 20 Minutes
Loïc Dombreval's wish is to see the pace of vaccinations accelerate.
For this, the deputy LREM proposes that veterinarians can lend a hand to vaccinate the population against Covid-19.
This should be able to be done "if we were to be confronted with a lack of professionals", he suggests in a letter addressed to the Minister of Health.
"In March 2020, the veterinarians, animal health professionals, were 4,637 to volunteer with the regional health agencies to be part of the health reserve", recalls the deputy in this letter addressed to Olivier Véran and dated 8 March.
"This involvement is a sign of their desire for commitment and of the close bond of solidarity which binds human and animal health professionals".
Veterinarians "practice vaccination daily", underlines Loïc Dombreval.
Calling on those who are "volunteers among the health reserve would make it possible to respond to the will displayed by the government to accelerate the vaccination campaign".
According to the elected official, veterinarians are already vaccinating in Argentina, Canada and some states in the United States.
The pace is picking up
The government has decided to speed up vaccinations.
For four consecutive days, from Wednesday to Saturday, the number of daily bites exceeded 100,000 in the country, including more than 180,000 Friday and Saturday in dedicated centers, a record rate.
In total, 3.7 million French people have received at least one dose of vaccine, or about 5.6% of the population, including 1.9 million with two doses.
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