Worried about the rise in cases of monkeypox in France, Jean scoured the standards of Parisian hospitals in search of a dose of vaccine.
"It was hell," says the sixty-something.
“Each time, it was nothing, there was no room”.
So when he learns "by chance" that a vaccination center is opening its doors in the 13th arrondissement of the capital, he jumps at the chance.
This Tuesday, July 26, he is one of the first to receive a dose of Imvanex in the vaccination room opened that morning at the Edison health center.
In 28 days, he will be able to benefit from a second dose and will thus have a complete vaccination schedule.
“This center is good news,” he concludes happily, his freshly stamped vaccination book in hand.
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Like him, about sixty-four other people were vaccinated in 24 hours in this new center.
At least a hundred a day is expected before the end of the week, indicates one of the two doctors of the structure, explaining not to worry about the number of doses of vaccine available.
This new center dedicated to vaccination against monkeypox has opened its doors while the Paris town hall is calling for “emergency measures” to obtain more doses and healthcare personnel dedicated to the fight against the epidemic.
According to Public Health France, 1,567 cases of the disease have been confirmed in France as of July 21.
Île-de-France has nearly half of them.
