Paris (AFP)
"Some 3,000 suspensions" were served on health workers not vaccinated against Covid-19 after the entry into force of the vaccination obligation on Wednesday, Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced on Thursday.
"Yesterday there were some 3,000 suspensions which were served on staff of health or medico-social establishments who had not yet entered a vaccination course," said Mr. Véran on RTL, adding that there had also had "a few dozen resignations".
"We are talking about a public of 2.7 million employees," added the minister, assuring that "the continuity of care has been ensured".
According to him, "a large number of these suspensions are only temporary" and concern "mainly staff of support services", "very few white coats".
"Many of them decided to be vaccinated, seeing that the obligation was a reality", affirmed Olivier Véran, specifying that there had been "a few dozen resignations at this stage".
The vaccine obligation against Covid-19 came into force on Wednesday for 2.7 million professionals: hospitals, retirement homes, liberal caregivers, home helpers, firefighters, ambulance attendants.
According to Public Health France (SpF), which is based on samples from Health Insurance, as of September 12, 89.3% of caregivers had received at least one dose in structures welcoming dependent elderly people (Ehpad, USLD) .
Offenders, who do not justify a first injection, a vaccine contraindication or recent contamination, "can no longer exercise their activity", according to the law of August 5.
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