Yasmina Kattou, edited by Gauthier Delomez 06h15, March 31, 2023
The High Authority for Health said it was in favor of lifting the vaccination obligation for caregivers in France concerning Covid-19, in force for 18 months. However, this does not mean that unvaccinated staff will be reintegrated overnight. Consultations are due to take place in the coming days.The Minister of Health François Braun has committed to it, after the opinion to this effect of the High Authority of Health. The government will lift the requirement for caregivers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to practice. The France is thus preparing to join the many other countries - Germany, Italy, the United States, Australia ... - which have returned to this controversial measure in force since September 2021. If the executive has therefore said it is ready to lift this obligation, professionals not vaccinated against Covid will not yet be able to return immediately to hospitals, clinics and other institutions.
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Indeed, consultation must be conducted with the hospital federations and the various orders of health professions to define the modalities of this return. These consultations are planned in the coming days, or weeks, confides the entourage of the Minister of Health to Europe 1.
A better epidemic context
For the time being, it is not known whether the directors of hospitals or nursing homes who would be against this reinstatement will be able to oppose the recruitment of a caregiver who has not received any injection. According to ministry estimates, unvaccinated hospital workers represent only 0.3% of professionals. With 95% of health workers vaccinated in France, mandatory vaccination was no longer justified, HAS said.
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The epidemic context is also better: there are fewer and fewer people infected. However, the HAS specifies that this recommendation can be reviewed if the health situation deteriorates.