The LR president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Renaud Muselier proposes to make the gymnasiums of all public high schools in his six departments available to vaccinate the population against Covid-19 during spring break.
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This proposal echoes President Emmanuel Macron's call to lead "
the morning, noon and evening battle
" to speed up vaccination in France.
The region's project was submitted to the Minister of Health Olivier Véran for authorization, the latter told AFP.
Some 150 multipurpose rooms and gymnasiums in high schools from Nice to Marseille via Digne-les-Bains have been identified by the region, which proposes to open them during the two weeks of Spring holidays in zone B, i.e. from April 26 to May 9 to further accelerate the fight against the epidemic.
In addition, the region plans to select “
six vaccinodromes
” to allow “
intensive vaccination
” for two weeks.
To keep up with the pace, the community plans to set up during this period an "
exceptional reserve
" made up of retired caregivers, around 5,000, and 10,000 nursing students.
Finally, six “
vaccinobus
” are going in the coming days to go “
in an exceptional way
” to the most remote villages.
In addition, "
special stops
" will be established for regional coaches "
which already pass in the vicinity
" of vaccinodromes on "
each of their classic rotations
" to facilitate access to all residents, specifies the region.
To date, 512,000 people have received a first injection in Paca, a region with some 5 million inhabitants spread over the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône , the Var, the Vaucluse.
The Alpes-Maritimes are part of the 16 departments of France in the government since Saturday established the closure of many shops and limited travel to 10 km.
