The day after the entry into force of the vaccination obligation for health personnel, Olivier Véran took stock this Thursday morning.
"Yesterday there were some 3,000 suspensions that were served on staff of health or medico-social establishments who had not yet entered a vaccination course" against the Covid, said the Minister of Health on RTL.
To this are added "a few dozen resignations".
💬 The vaccination obligation for #healthcare workers: "Nearly 3,000 suspensions yesterday on 2.7 million employees, mainly support staff, few white coats", @olivierveran in #RTLMatin with Yves Calvi pic.twitter.com / TpdLGwrTxL
- RTL France (@RTLFrance) September 16, 2021
Announced in mid-July by the executive, the vaccination obligation concerns those who treat such as those who work in the hospital or in an nursing home, firefighters and ambulance drivers in particular, but also administrative staff. Offenders, who do not justify a first injection, a vaccine contraindication or recent contamination, "can no longer exercise their activity", according to the law of August 5. Out of 2.7 million employees, the proportion of non-vaccinated is therefore very low; "We did not have chaos, far from it", "the continuity of care was ensured", estimated the minister.
According to him, "a large number of these suspensions are only temporary" and concern "mainly staff of support services", "very few white coats". And "many of them have decided to be vaccinated, seeing that the obligation was a reality," he added.
According to Public Health France (SPF), which is based on samples from Health Insurance, as of September 12, 89.3% of caregivers had received at least one dose in structures welcoming dependent elderly people (Ehpad, USLD) . At the end of August, the National Federation of Health Mobility (FNMS) estimated that 13% of paramedics were not vaccinated "and would not wish to be". Tuesday, the president of the National Conference of Fire and Rescue Services (CNSIS) Olivier Richefou told the Parisian that more than 90% of firefighters had received at least one dose.
This Thursday morning, the AP-HP, which employs 100,000 agents, claimed to achieve "99% satisfaction with the vaccine obligation"
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Only 340 employees had to be suspended, a number likely to change during the day depending on the taking of service and the return of leave.
