"In the coming days", the Ministry of Health will present a plan detailing the organization of the vaccination against the coronavirus for the summer, in particular at the places of vacation, indicated the spokesman of the government, Gabriel Attal. , this Friday.

The government will "strengthen the vaccine endowment of the centers which are located in very heavily touristic places so that French people who have not yet been vaccinated and who go on vacation can be vaccinated if they wish," a he confirmed on Franceinfo.

Getting vaccinated at your vacation spot, a limited possibility

"In the coming weeks the Ministry of Health will present a specific plan for the summer with details on how we will organize the vaccination campaign and adapt it" to the summer period, he added, while the government wants to prevent the holidays from hampering vaccination.

Gabriel Attal, however, suggested that the possibility of getting vaccinated at his vacation spot could be limited: “When you make an appointment for a first dose of vaccine in a center, the second appointment must be made in this center. », He underlined.

And, when asked about those who could get a dose at their vacation spot, he took the example of people who have recently contracted Covid, would have preferred to wait before getting vaccinated, and would ultimately like to do so on vacation.

Flexibility in the spacing between doses

The Ministry of Health has said in recent days that it wants to "avoid at all costs that the French do not postpone their first injection because they anticipate difficulties in making their second".

On the one hand, he wants there to be “additional doses in a certain number of tourist places” so that holidaymakers can receive their second injection there, after having had the first where they live.

Advocating "flexibility", he also mentioned the possibility of "a small relaxation on the question of the spacing between the two doses", to prevent the second "falling exactly in the middle of the holidays".

The reservation of slots on specialized Internet platforms (Doctolib, Keldoc, Maiia) was extended Thursday to 18-49 year olds, the last category to be entitled to vaccines without health criteria.

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Coronavirus: Can we get vaccinated on vacation or at the weekend?

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