The vaccination of caregivers against Covid-19, still considered very insufficient by the government, is "
an ethical requirement
", said this Saturday, March 6 the Order of Physicians, which calls on their "
duty to set an example
".
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"
The protection of patients is a fundamental professional duty of physicians as of all caregivers,
" said the Order in a press release.
"
While all caregivers are now eligible for vaccination against Covid-19, being vaccinated is therefore an ethical requirement that is imposed on all, vaccination considerably reducing the chains of transmission of the virus
", continues the text.
"
This requirement is all the more essential since the caregivers, in whom the French place great confidence, have more than ever a duty to set an example which falls to them
", writes the Order.
Only around 30% of caregivers are vaccinated today, a ratio which “is
not enough
” underlined the Minister of Health Olivier Véran, while Prime Minister Jean Castex has them “
solemnly
” called upon to protect himself.
The risk of nosocomial infection is real: nearly 27,000 patients caught the coronavirus in hospital between January 1, 2020 and February 14, 2021, according to Public Health France, which lists “
186 related deaths
”.
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The Order of Physicians "
wishes to salute the doctors, more than two thirds of whom have already met this requirement and accomplished their duty
" and reminds those "
who have not yet done so that it is urgent that 'they get vaccinated to protect patients
'.
