There are those who make up their minds with friends and take the opportunity to have lunch together, those who come with their family, those who have taken a day off, those who watch the time with the fear of being late for their work.
A week after its opening, the vaccidrive, installed in a parking lot at the Villepinte exhibition center and accessible without an appointment, found its audience: working people, families, mostly aged 35 to 50, a few young people and a few. elderly people reassured by the fact of not leaving the passenger compartment of their vehicle.
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In total, Thursday, May 27 evening, 5,049 people had received their first injection of the Pfizer vaccine.
With peaks on Sunday May 23 (1,249) and Whit Monday (1,029).
“Undoubtedly the TF 1 effect, laughs Julien Ripert, co-director of vaccidrive.
We opened the news on Saturday evening ”.
After the rush, the vaccidrive, set up by the Primary Health Insurance Fund (CPAM) 93, attracts 90% of the inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis.
"Some even come back several times to bring relatives," he says.
"For me, this place is a big step forward"
"The drive side, that reassures me, it limits contamination if someone in the queue has the Covid without knowing it", explains Yassine, a 28-year-old truck driver living in Sevran.
"We are not in a small tent to wait on each other," appreciate Samira and Sandrine, from the 20th arrondissement of Paris, who are "motivated together" to be vaccinated.
“We are not necessarily pro-vaccination but we tell ourselves that we will not have a choice if we want to return to a more or less normal life.
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"In some countries, PCR tests can cost up to 100 euros, this is not possible", adds Sandrine.
“For me, this place is a big step forward, boasts Guillaume, from Livry-Gargan.
We vaccinate a lot of people, without an appointment, it's practical.
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A maximum of eight vaccination queues can be opened at the same time.
This Friday noon, we oscillated between two and four.
“In the morning, we have a shot and in the afternoon, it's much quieter,” explains Julien Ripert.
“We are thinking about testing operations with companies or associations that would come by bus in the afternoon, adds Aurélie Combas-Richard, director of CPAM 93. We have the team to do it.
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The vaccidrive also accepts bikes since one line, the ninth, is reserved for them.
In one week, a dozen cyclists presented themselves in Villepinte.
