China News Service, December 1 According to a report compiled by the "European Times", on November 30 local time, the French National Health Administration (HAS) announced the scheduled vaccination plan.
According to the Agence France-Presse report, according to the scheduled plan, the elderly in the nursing home for the disabled (Ehpad) will be given priority arrangements for vaccination, and minors are currently not considered.
Purpose: to protect the individual
The vaccine has not yet been on the market, and there are uncertainties about its performance and how much France will eventually get.
Therefore, the Health Administration’s vaccination strategy focuses on two aspects: first, the initial dose of vaccine received is limited, and then gradually increased; second, the vaccine "seems" to curb the development of the new crown disease, but I don’t know how long the effective period will be. I don't know if it can stop the virus from spreading.
Therefore, the purpose of current vaccination is to "protect the individual," not the group.
This argument is based on two criteria: the elderly and patients with chronic diseases may suffer from the new crown and develop severe illness; those who directly face the virus for a long time (such as medical workers) need more protection.
The primary purpose of vaccination is to reduce the burden on medical institutions (hospitals, intensive care, etc.).
The President of the Health Administration, Legrudik, announced the guidelines for vaccination at an online press conference: “Prioritize the protection of the most vulnerable and those who care for them”.
She added that the epidemic can be controlled by vaccination only when relevant agencies have confirmed that the vaccine can prevent the spread of the virus and can be produced in sufficient quantities.
She announced the five gradual steps to vaccinate the new crown vaccine, and the specific implementation will be adjusted according to the actual situation of each vaccine, including its supply.
Vaccination "five steps"
The vaccine is first targeted at 750,000 elderly people in nursing homes for the disabled in France, as well as staff who take care of them over the age of 65 or those with chronic diseases, totaling 90-100,000.
The second step involves all the elderly, with priority over 75 years old, then chronic disease patients 65-74 years old, and then all 65-74 years old.
It was then extended to "medical workers, including social medical workers and medical transportation workers, especially those over 50 years old or potentially at risk of severe illness."
This step involves 13.7 million seniors and 1.2 million professionals.
In the third step, the vaccine will be popularized to 50-65 years old (13 million people), or people under 50 years of age with chronic diseases (4 million people), as well as "all medical workers" and "workers who are required to work in the country." Such as security department, education department.
In the fourth stage, the vaccinated population will take into account the working environment of the people, such as long-term exposure to the public, being in a collective closed environment... and vulnerable people who are in poor health after being infected with the new crown, such as mental hospital patients, homeless people, prisoners, etc.
In the fifth stage, after meeting the needs of all those who are considered to be “prioritized” for vaccination, all people over 18 years old and without chronic diseases can start vaccination.
Vaccination is expected to start at the end of the year
The government announced that once the medical institution passes the vaccine identification, vaccination can begin immediately, probably at the end of 2020, early 2021.
The French National Health Administration announced the types of chronic diseases recognized by the academic community that are prone to new coronary pneumonia and may progress to severe or even death: obesity, certain respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure), and certain hypertension (maybe Causes heart attack, stroke or heart failure), heart failure, diabetes, chronic renal failure, cancer patients within three years of the disease, people who have received transplants, and people with Down syndrome.
Other pathologies or disabilities will be gradually added over time and actual operations.
Minors are not involved
At this stage, minors are not recommended for vaccination.
Because the most cutting-edge clinical research has not yet included this population.
Floret, technical director of the French National Health Administration, said: “The authorities will not issue vaccination permits to children because there are no relevant effectiveness data, especially regarding their tolerance.”
The French National Health Administration pointed out that when more detailed data are available, "differentiated vaccination" will be adopted.
For example, some vaccines may be more effective for the elderly; some may block transmission more strongly, so they are more suitable for medical staff.
For people who have been infected with the new crown virus, the authorities have not yet decided which group they will be included in.
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