Some 10,000 people were vaccinated during the Easter weekend at Groupama Stadium, the grounds of Olympique Lyonnais made available by the club for a "punch" operation.
The Olympique Lyonnais made the sports venue available until the beginning of May.
Some 10,000 people were vaccinated against the coronavirus during the Easter weekend at Groupama Stadium, the grounds of Olympique Lyonnais made available by the club for a "punch" operation.
Controller General Serge Delaigue, boss of the Rhône firefighters who provided vaccine injections, spoke of "a real success" on Twitter.
The vaccination during the 3 days of the Easter weekend is a real success.
Tonight 10,000 people will have been vaccinated by the firefighters at the OL park during this weekend.
Thank you to all the partners who allow this operation to fight the pandemic.
https://t.co/qSLeGdsZmE
- Comptroller General Serge DELAIGUE (@CGSDELAIGUE) April 5, 2021
The goal was to vaccinate 3,000 people per day, or 9,000 in all from Saturday to Monday.
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The second injection will take place at the same place
The Olympique Lyonnais made the sports venue available until the beginning of May, when the club plays away.
The second injection will take place at the same location and another campaign is scheduled for April 17-18.
With an incidence rate of 499 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in week 12 (March 22 to 28), the Rhône is currently the department most affected by the coronavirus in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.