What if you could get vaccinated against Covid as if you were going to get an order in a fast-football, without leaving your car?
It is (somewhat) the idea of the "vaccidrive" which exceptionally opened its doors this week in Rambouillet (Yvelines).
In total, nine "boxes" have been made available since Monday to accommodate patients, until Friday.
An unusual vaccination system, the second of its kind in Ile-de-France.
Indeed, the Villepinte Exhibition Center (Seine-Saint-Denis), the first in the region, has already won over patients: it has delivered nearly 9,000 doses in its parking lot since it opened on May 21 by the Caisse. primary health insurance (CPAM) of 93. And has no closing date for the moment.
“We arrive by car, we fill out the administrative papers distributed by volunteers, then we advance to the box allocated to be vaccinated.
The patient has the choice to get out of his vehicle or not, it all depends on whether he wants to be vaccinated on his left or right arm, ”explains Michel, a veterinarian who came to help Rambouillet at the end of the morning, with an army. volunteers, including the Red Cross.
"It's faster than an Auchan drive"
A special organization, which should allow more than 1,900 doses to be delivered, only first injections, between 8 am and 4 pm without interruption.
However, slots are sometimes open until 10 p.m.
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“We are quite proud because here no dose is wasted.
They are pampered like jewels, smiles Valérie Caillol, the health assistant at the municipality of Rambouillet, who has set up this device with the Ile-de-France regional health agency.
We are the second
vaccine-
type
center
in the region and so far everything is working very well.
"
"I didn't think it was going to be so fast," wonders Christelle, in her thirties, from Bullion, 15 minutes from the ephemeral center.
I arrived at 1:30 p.m. and I'm leaving at 1:45 p.m., it's a crazy thing!
It's even faster than an Auchan drive.
Once vaccinated, she was able to wait in her car for the fifteen minutes needed to make sure there were no complications.
Before leaving directly for work.
The request was immediate
“It was my neighbors who introduced me to this
vaccidrive
.
They sent me for testing!
»Laughs David, from Mittainville, near La Boissière-École.
“I waited for a place and there is one that quickly became available.
I chose this center because it is original and because you are still better off in your car to wait.
We have no risk because we are all alone.
This 43-year-old technician wanted to go to Épernon (Eure-et-Loir), but the center is only open at weekends.
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While the "vaccidrive" had not even opened, last Saturday, nearly 650 appointments were made. "There is a strong demand since it is one of the only large vaccination centers in the south of Yvelines," notes the elected official. The first day registered more than 700 people. »Retired people who still had not found an appointment in the vaccination center in the city center, and working people for whom it is easier to come by car at lunchtime, to avoid having to park in the city. Nevertheless, there are still many slots available.
In order to vaccinate as many people as possible, the site also offers a walk-in vaccination every day from noon to 4 p.m. One way to attract the youngest. Ephemeral, the
Rambouillet
vaccidrive
will however open a second week from July 19 to 23, in order to administer the second doses.