The first "vaccidrive" in France, allowing you to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by appointment, while staying in your car, opened on Tuesday in Saint-Jean-de-Védas, on the outskirts of Montpellier with an objective of 100 doses per day of Pfizer.
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"I never go to McDonald's, it's my first time in a drive."
Guy was on Tuesday morning one of the first patients to receive his dose of Pfizer vaccine from his car, at the "vaccidrive" just opened in Saint-Jean-de-Védas, on the outskirts of Montpellier.
Patients stay behind the wheel of their vehicle and simply reach out to caregivers through the open window.
"We don't waste time, it's practical for everyone," said Guy at the microphone of Europe 1.
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After making an appointment and arriving by car in the dedicated parking space, candidates for vaccination follow the same steps as in a conventional center: verification of registration, medical questionnaire, if necessary medical consultation, vaccination carried out by private doctors and nurses paid on a sessional basis followed by supervision time.
"There is less apprehension"
"There is less apprehension and it only takes 30 minutes. We make vaccination more accessible and less anxiety-provoking", rejoices Lamine Gharbi, president of the Saint-Jean clinic, a "classic" general public vaccination center, that adjoins the "drive".
"The initiative comes from this clinic, which proposed this project to the prefecture and the Regional Health Agency (ARS) a few weeks ago, telling us that they wanted to launch this experiment", explained Alexandre Pascal. , departmental delegate of ARS Occitanie.
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"The idea is to offer an additional way to get vaccinated," he says.
The "drive" currently has 200 doses per week, but ultimately aims to inject 100 per day.