Interpol warns of the risk of theft during the delivery of vaccines.
To respond to this, France could deploy a specific security device, from production centers in Belgium to nursing homes, including storage places and pharmacies.
While the vaccine against Covid-19 is already distributed in some states, and is preparing to be in several countries of the European Union, the boss of Interpol is alarmed by a "dramatic increase "criminality during the delivery of doses.
The international criminal police organization warns its 194 member countries against "theft, theft of warehouses and attacks during the transport of vaccines".
This call for vigilance is addressed above all to those who have not yet taken measures to secure the delivery of the vaccine, but also to countries where traffic on the Internet black market could be significant.
It should be put into perspective in France where supply networks are reliable, secure, and where this "opportunistic delinquency" has already been anticipated, recalls Michel Lavaud, spokesperson for the national police.
"Delinquency will seek to take advantage of the windfall effects, but the police will adapt and respond present", he assures us.
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Police escorts and drones
"We are going to study and analyze the vulnerability of the sites which will be affected by the logistics of this vaccination campaign. If necessary, we will propose adjustments so that these sites are better protected", continues Michel Lavaud.
These measures could include setting up police escorts, unmarked or screen-printed, for the three phases of transport: from Belgium to around a hundred storage places, then to pharmacies, and finally to nursing homes.
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Drones can also be mobilized, and carriers are asked to stop as little as possible, at least not in busy places such as motorway rest areas, to prevent any convoy attack.