About thirty members of Racing 92 received a first injection of anti-Covid-19 vaccine with doses remaining at the end of the day in a vaccinodrome.
"In all the vaccination centers, it happens that in the evening, there are doses available and if they are not used, they are out of date," explains Jacky Lorenzetti, the president of the club, currently fourth in the Top 14. So we have asked the prefect [of Hauts-de-Seine] who gave us his agreement so that in the evening, only when doses are in the process of being expired, we can give priority to our players.
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The vaccination was done with Pfizer.
"We will stop the vaccination tonight [Wednesday] because we have a match this weekend [Saturday against Clermont], as a precaution against possible side effects," added the president of the Ile-de-France club.
Vaccinated at their workplace
The Paris La Défense Arena vaccination center, where Racing 92 members received a dose, is a compound in Nanterre where the Racingmen play their home games.
It opened on Monday.
While high-level athletes are not a priority, the Stade Rochelais has also taken steps to vaccinate its workforce.
"In consultation with the town hall and the heads of local vaccination centers, who were in agreement, we first made an approach to obtain an exemption and vaccinate the whole team", explained Pierre Venayre, general manager of the club. in the newspaper
L'Equipe
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"We were refused but the regional health agency [ARS] clarified that nothing prohibited us from using excess doses not used, for players and coaches who wished, on prescription," he said. -he adds.
In recent weeks, the Top 14 has been disturbed again by several postponements of matches following contamination in several clubs.
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