“Even though I live in Paris, when I saw that a slot was available at the Stade de France, I didn't hesitate and I went for it!
Romain, 39, does not live in Seine-Saint-Denis, but he nevertheless received his first injection there against the Covid.
And he is far from the only one.
This observation is drawn from vaccination data by place of residence, unveiled for the first time on Friday by the Health Insurance.
Until then, we only had those by injection site, updated daily by Public Health France.
Thus, on May 23, only 22.7% of the inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis had received a first dose of vaccine. According to data by injection site on the same date, people who were “stung” in the department represent 28% of its population. This gap of nearly 20% corresponds globally to people living elsewhere than in Seine-Saint-Denis and who were however vaccinated there, even if some inhabitants of 93 were also able to receive their injection elsewhere. It is the most important recorded in metropolitan France, ahead of Ariège, Lot, and Hautes-Pyrénées.
Conversely, about half of the departments have a number of inhabitants vaccinated higher than that of people "bitten" on their territory. This is the case, in particular, of Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-et-Marne and Essonne. The fact that they are close to Seine-Saint-Denis may seem consistent. When the Stade de France vaccinodrome opened in early April, it was clearly intended for the entire Ile-de-France population. Elected officials from Seine-Saint-Denis had also alerted to the fact that the enclosure is only a “vaccine vacuum cleaner to the detriment of the fragile, elderly and isolated populations of the department”. The difference observed today "does not surprise me, but the Stade de France has only reinforced a phenomenon that already existed", reacts the deputy La France rebellious of Seine-Saint-Denis, Eric Coquerel.
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According to Katy Bontinck, first deputy mayor of Saint-Denis in charge of health, “45% of people vaccinated at the Stade de France do not live in Seine-Saint-Denis”.
But that's not a problem for him.
"We have not had any feedback from residents of Seine-Saint-Denis wanting to make an appointment at the Stade de France, and so much the better if others were able to take advantage of it," she said.
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When we look at the vaccination coverage of the inhabitants of each department, Seine-Saint-Denis is found at the bottom of the ranking in metropolitan France (*). This can be explained in part by the fact that a large part of its population is young, and therefore not a priority for vaccination. “For a long time, many residents could not make an appointment, which freed up places for others,” says Eric Coquerel. But it is not the only reason. Even in age groups over 50, Seine-Saint-Denis is well below the rates for all of France (71% versus 78% among those over 75, for example).
The Île-de-France regional health agency announced on Friday evening a series of operations aimed at reaching unvaccinated people in the 93: mobile teams, walk-in vaccination periods reserved for residents of the department, etc. . Other devices, such as a traveling bus and the sending of vaccination vouchers, had already been deployed. “Our ambassadors in the field register 200 people for each market, who would not necessarily have called on their own. We can clearly see that the rate of calls to the platform residing in Seine-Saint-Denis, ”illustrates Katy Bontinck. "The over-supply of the department in vaccines and all of these actions have certainly made it possible to increase the vaccination coverage of the department, but we must go even further to further vaccinate Sequano-Dyonisiens", indicates the ARS.
AstraZeneca shunned in Moselle
Nationwide, 34.3% of inhabitants have received their first dose and 15.8% are fully vaccinated (two doses, one dose with Janssen or in case of past Covid infection, etc.), still at May 23.
Eight departments have vaccination coverage with at least one dose greater than 40%, the most advanced being Allier, Gers and Cantal.
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It is also interesting to look at vaccination by vaccine.
Unsurprisingly, the inhabitants of Moselle are among those who have been the least vaccinated with AstraZeneca.
The health authorities had recommended to favor the messenger RNA products of Pfizer and Moderna in this territory very affected since the beginning of the year by the “South African” and “Brazilian” variants, against which AstraZeneca seems less effective.
* Vaccine coverage overseas are even lower and they vary particularly a lot between the data of the Health Insurance and those of Public Health France, without knowing the precise reasons for the moment.