Stéphane Burgatt, edited by Gauthier Delomez 06:09, May 16, 2022, modified at 06:11, May 16, 2022
Emmanuel Macron opens the door ajar: the president does not rule out that hospital staff who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 can be reinstated.
A possible return, but which would not happen immediately.
Europe 1 went to Marseille to find out how caregivers perceived this possibility.
Their exclusion caused a lot of ink to flow in September 2021. Nursing staff not vaccinated against Covid-19 were banned from practicing in a hospital, with the entry into force of the vaccination obligation.
But during a trip to the Hautes-Pyrénées, Emmanuel Macron half-opened the door to their return as soon as the acute phase of the epidemic is over.
The Head of State no longer excludes that these caregivers can be reinstated, six months later.
A possible return, but which would not happen immediately.
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Distrust of Macron's remarks
Europe 1 went to Marseille to collect the words of certain caregivers on the subject.
Sabrina, 45, knows the price of this suspension.
A former obstetrical surgery nurse, she is now an employee of a night market.
This mother assumes her choice, even if she misses the hospital.
"My work is undeclared. I lost half of my income and my mutual coverage. This winter, we had to save heating. It's the big gap," she says.
"I don't regret my choice," adds Sabrina.
"I know some people who don't even have a job anymore. Of course I miss the hospital, the care, the colleagues."
Sabrina nevertheless remains suspicious of the words of Emmanuel Macron, which she associates with an electoral promise, a few weeks before the legislative elections.
But this caregiver also wants to believe in a return to normal.
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Reluctance among vaccinated caregivers
The suspended nurse is well aware that this return would not be without difficulty.
Indeed, the reluctance of certain paramedical staff, such as this vaccinated nurse in a geriatric ward, is quite clear: "I was one of the first to be vaccinated at the time, to protect my patients. I wouldn't understand that the unvaccinated can come back like this."
But for Kader Benayed, Sud-Santé secretary at the Édouard-Toulouse hospital, there is no question of being choosy, in a context of shortage of caregivers.
"It is unthinkable to deprive yourself of the slightest nurse available. The time is no longer for divisions. If they come back, it is out of the question for us that there is the slightest distinction between caregivers", assures you. -he.
This trade unionist also campaigns for the reintegration of non-medical staff in hospitals.
Those assigned to offices, garages or even laundries.