It had been announced and it has just been confirmed.
Jean Castex confirmed this Sunday the end of free "comfort" screening tests for Covid-19 on October 15, while specifying that they will continue to be reimbursed for medical reasons, without requiring a prescription for vaccinated people , in an interview with Les
Echos
.
"It is no longer legitimate to pay for excessive comfort tests at the expense of taxpayers," said the Prime Minister, in this interview published Sunday evening on the site of the daily.
Free access maintained for minors
“But tests will continue to be reimbursed for medical reasons, either without prescription for people already vaccinated, or on prescription for others.
We also want to maintain free admission for minors, ”he adds.
"The logic is to reimburse the tests linked to genuinely medical reasons, and to continue to encourage people to be vaccinated", insists the Prime Minister.
In his speech on July 12, Emmanuel Macron announced that the “comfort” tests would pay off in the fall.
The measure is supposed to encourage vaccination, but also to reduce the bill for screening, which cost 2.2 billion euros in 2020 and for which 4.9 billion are planned this year.
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