At each speech by the President of the Republic, it is the same refrain: the appointments are exploding.
Doctolib recorded 150,000 slots reservations on Tuesday and 214,000 on Wednesday, an absolute record.
This surge had been observed at the end of last week: 63,000 requests for an appointment on November 5, up 61% over one week.
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This influx, a pharmacist from the 17th arrondissement in Paris notes. “
We have set up one day per week dedicated to vaccination, on Friday. Yesterday, we vaccinated 30% more people than last week
”. Before him, many understaffed professionals faced with increasing demand this Saturday were unable to respond to our requests. According to this pharmacist, this third dose, essential for seniors to maintain their health pass, gives new impetus to vaccination. "
We manage to convince the diehards,
" he rejoices.
A finding shared by another pharmacist in the neighborhood: “
I just vaccinated two people who are more 'antivax'.
As for those who have already had two doses, they obey and trust
”.
On the other hand, it shows itself to be more measured in terms of the influx.
“
The increase is slight.
It's far from being a rush like the other times,
”she said.
The long weekend is undoubtedly the cause.
Another potential brake, the waiting time on Doctolib, which is 7 days on average, causing a delay between making an appointment and the injection, against 3 in mid-September, reports
BFM Business
.
Managing the flu and the Covid at the same time
Also questioned about the concomitant management of the seasonal flu vaccination, which began on October 26, and the Covid-19, the pharmacist replied: “
We are only doing that!
These two viruses require a lot of organization
”.
While the High Authority of Health confirmed at the end of September that the co-injection "
does not involve any danger
", the latter has done little at this stage.
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Faced with the epidemic resumption in France, measured by the 44% increase in the incidence rate from November 1 to 7, the President of the Republic announced Tuesday evening the obligation of a third dose of serum for those over 65 years in order to keep their precious sesame, the sanitary pass.
They have until mid-December.
The 50-64 year olds will be eligible for this booster dose at the beginning of next month.
