More and more French people are getting vaccinated.
As of Thursday, more than 68% had already received at least one injection and 57% had a full vaccination schedule.
A figure that is also increasing among caregivers.
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According to the latest estimates from Santé Publique France (SPF), health professionals working in health establishments were 81.3% to have received at least one dose of vaccine and 70.1% to have had a complete vaccination. The same goes for caregivers in nursing homes or long-term care establishments (UDSL) who had a rate of 81% for the first injection (against 76.8% on August 3) and 68.2% for the first injection. complete vaccination (versus 64.7%). The figure is a little higher among liberal professionals who have 89.7% of vaccinated with a dose (against 88.1% on August 3) and 84.3% of total vaccination (against 82.7%).
However, disparities remain according to professional categories.
Thus, according to the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP) only 49% of nursing assistants are vaccinated against 94% of doctors who have completed their vaccination schedule.
Calls to strike
The new law on anti-covid measures, which came into force on August 9, makes the vaccination of staff in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and retirement homes, firefighters, certain soldiers, as well as professionals and volunteers with people compulsory. elderly, including at home from September 15. From that date, it will be possible to suspend the
“employment contract”
of a person who does not respect the obligation, explained the Minister of Labor, Élisabeth Borne on July 13 on LCI. Several calls for an indefinite strike have been filed by caregivers unions since the beginning of August to protest against the vaccination obligation. This is notably the case of SUD Santé sociaux, of the CGT in Corsica or of Force Ouvrière (FO) in theAPHP.