They were long overdue, but vaccines against Covid-19 are starting to flood Seine-et-Marne.
Already this Friday morning, vaccination lines dedicated to priority professionals over the age of 55 were opened in the Pontault-Combault and Meaux vaccination centers, and a time slot was reserved for them this Friday evening, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. , at the Melun vaccination center.
From 5.30 p.m., people over 55 exercising so-called “front-line” jobs such as teachers, facilitators, cashiers, garbage collectors, taxi drivers, bus drivers, etc., were welcomed to the street vaccination center. from Vaux.
No less than 130 candidates were already registered, for a capacity of 200 people.
"It's normal to participate in the collective effort"
Among them, Danièle, 57, responsible for activities with young people. “It's normal to participate in the collective effort against the virus. I also came because I carry out marauding with the homeless as a volunteer at the La Boussole association in Melun, on Sundays. It is important to be vaccinated when you regularly meet people without a mask… ”, she explains. She is receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. "Frankly, we are more likely to die hit by a car than by this vaccine," she exclaims.
An opinion shared by Pascal, 55, Seine-et-Marnais and elementary school teacher in Val-de-Marne.
“It reassures me to know that I have been vaccinated.
We are less likely to have problems with this vaccine than with Covid, assures this man who has 25 students in his CE2-CM1 class.
They keep the mask well.
With fine weather, we will be able to open the windows and ventilate!
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Prison officer at Melun prison on the island, Bernard, 55, admits that he was "in a hurry" to be vaccinated.
"I am reassured," he whispers.
It should be noted that similar slots for priority trades will again be set up at the Melun vaccination center on April 29 and 30 from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
While the giant vaccination center of Disneyland Paris opens its doors this Saturday, the prefecture of the department was pleasantly surprised to learn that 4,400 additional doses of Pfizer vaccines have been allocated to the vaccination centers of the department.
These are in addition to the 28,000 initially planned.
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To absorb them, nine of the twelve vaccination centers in Seine-et-Marne will be open this weekend in Chelles, Meaux, Melun, Pontault-Combault, Lagny-sur-Marne, Coulommiers, Nemours, Provins and Fontainebleau.
If the first seven will be accessible all day Saturday and Sunday, that of Fontainebleau will only operate in the morning and that of Provins only on Saturday, but all day.
