While the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is accelerating in France, it has been possible since Thursday to make an appointment to be vaccinated.
But you have to be patient to be able to get an appointment.
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From Monday, the Covid-19 vaccination campaign will be extended to people over 75 years old who do not live in nursing homes, as well as to people with high-risk pathologies (chronic renal failure, cancer under treatment. ..).
In the meantime, it is possible to make an appointment to be vaccinated since Thursday, in one of the 833 centers open and accessible for reservation.
However, making an appointment remains complicated because the telephone platforms are saturated.
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Experience made on Saturday: when we contact the Strasbourg platform, a pre-recorded voice invites us to "renew our call later" since "all the lines are occupied for the moment".
At the other end of France, in Finistère, a pre-recorded voice politely asks you to call back on Monday.
"Arm yourself with patience" before vaccination
However, the national number 0 800 009 110 answers, after less than two minutes of waiting.
But we quickly realize that the road will be long.
"Vaccination centers are being set up," replies a woman on the phone.
"So I'm going to tell you which ones are closest to you. And as I go along, I'll give you phone numbers, knowing that you have to be patient because all the networks are taken by storm. since yesterday, "she continues.
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Following his advice, we therefore called vaccination centers.
Problem: in Saint-Étienne, in the Loire, there was no place before February 12.
In Paris, there was no longer any window for two weeks.
Finally, in Marseille, it will be necessary to wait at least until February 19 and more than a month in the city center.
Thanks to online platforms, a million appointments have still been made in recent days, reports the Ministry of Health.
Nearly 400,000 people have also been vaccinated in France.