France: pharmacists prepare to vaccinate against Covid-19
A health worker receives a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at Edouard Herriot hospital on February 6, 2021 in Lyon, central France.
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The AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in France this Saturday.
Because of its less restrictive storage than the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, it can eventually be administered by pharmacies.
But it is not for now.
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Ryad Rossadali is enthusiastic, he will soon be able to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to the customers of his pharmacy: "
Every day we are asked
:
have the Covid vaccines arrived or not?
They expect that
.
He has already ordered the syringes and needles, all that's missing is the green light from the government.
Pharmacists are ready to join the vaccination campaign, as explained by his colleague, Hervé Zhibi.
“
We are used to vaccinating, we have already been trained, etc.
Even if the Covid vaccination is a bit special, we will be able to adapt, there will be no problem there.
"
But despite the announcements, it is not for now, as Gilles Bonnefond, the president of the Union of dispensary pharmacists' unions, reminds us: “
The pressure is so strong that as soon as the doses arrive everyone communicates, but these doses are intended only for hospitals, we will begin to vaccinate in pharmacies from certainly the end of February.
"
Pharmacists will not receive the famous vaccine for two weeks.
The first 500,000 doses will be for hospital staff.
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See also: Covid-19: AstraZeneca will deliver 30% more vaccines than expected to the EU
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