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Vaccination against Covid-19: deadlines, stock ... 5 questions on the second dose

2021-05-10T19:43:29.252Z


The automatic booking of the second appointment ensures the continuation of the vaccination process, but lacks a little flexibility. Overview of


While 8 million people can now benefit from a full vaccination against Covid-19, around 9 million are still awaiting their second dose.

A cohort that will increase considerably from this Monday with the eligibility of all over 50s and the massive arrival of doses of Pfizer and Moderna.

With the prospect of summer vacation, questions are not lacking.

How many doses do you need?

The complete vaccination course is one dose for Janssen and two doses for the other vaccines, with some exceptions.

The first is for a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna for severely immunocompromised people.

On the other hand, in the event of contamination with Covid-19, a second injection may not be necessary.

But the protocol for this scenario must remain rigorous, as the Ministry of Health reminds us.

Only a visit to a health professional, accompanied by a serological test, should make it possible to make a posteriori diagnosis, to know whether or not one has already been infected by the virus.

And there is no contraindication to receiving two injections when one has already contracted the disease.

Should the deadlines between two injections be strictly observed?

The current delays between the two doses of messenger RNA or adenovirus sera do not obey the same necessity. Regarding the AstraZeneca vaccine - adenovirus - the period of twelve weeks corresponds to the period during which the vaccine is the most effective, before having to be subject to a booster. For Pfizer and Moderna, the passage from four to six weeks responded to the desire to expand the public of first-time vaccines. On the Ministry of Health side, we are urged to respect as much as possible the deviation prescribed by the health authorities.

Do not panic, however, if you have to leave the strict framework planned, according to infectious disease specialist Odile Launay, member of the Covid-19 vaccination committee: "Other countries, such as the United Kingdom or Canada, have extended the deadline for messenger RNA vaccines at 12 weeks.

We are not close to a week.

The idea is not to space out the doses too much, because we don't have enough data on these new vaccines.

But it is better to take the first dose as soon as possible, even if it means delaying the second, it will have no impact.

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Will we be able to receive his reminder at his vacation spot?

Possible, but not recommended, so as not to "disrupt the logistics chain, and to allow the best allocation of doses", we respond to the Directorate General of Health (DGS), where we call to take good care " to cancel in this case the second appointment made in his center of origin ”.

In Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d'Armor), the mayor, Hervé Guihard anticipates welcoming tourists this summer in his vaccination center, but points to a difficulty on this issue of second doses.

“We will need portability of patient vaccination medical files.

Will these data be able to circulate on the territory since the regional health agencies (ARS) are regionalized?

»Asks the city councilor.

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An operational arbitration that has not yet been decided at the Ministry of Health, where it is also explained to be "hard at work to prepare for the vaccination during the summer period, and to anticipate all the logistical and organizational issues that the vacation will pose ”.

Will there be enough doses for each adult to receive 2 injections by the end of the summer?

On the government side, we reaffirm the objective of being able to inject a first dose to all French "volunteers" by the end of the summer.

The latest study by Public Health France estimates the membership rate of unvaccinated at 56% (between April 21 and 23), which makes it possible to estimate that nearly 35 of the 52 million adults in the country are candidates. .

To date, 17.5 million have already received an injection.

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The government's objective is still to reach the 30 million first doses on June 15, so the margin is very comfortable to serve all candidates for a first injection before the end of August, even in the event of a burst. membership.

Depending on the dose spacing in effect, people vaccinated before June 15 with Moderna or Pfizer will receive their second dose, in a “sanctuary” manner, before August 1.

For AstraZeneca recipients who would like to be fully immunized before September 1, they must go to the vaccination center by June 9, but there is no lack of time slots.

Is the second dose necessary to act as a health pass?

The health pass will consist of proving that its wearer is not sick. "Vaccination alone will never be compulsory," explains the DGS. Thus, the presentation of a negative test or proof of recovery will have the same level of validity as a vaccination certificate. "On the other hand, the authority indicates that to obtain the sesame for vaccination, it will take" a completed vaccination cycle ".

Source: leparis

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