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Vaccination: why it is recommended to receive both doses in the same place

2021-06-20T23:04:49.433Z


DECRYPTION - Having your Covid-19 vaccine injections carried out in two different places must remain an "exception rather than the rule", insists the Ministry of Solidarity and Health.


You planned to receive your first dose before your departure on vacation and your second between two ice creams, a stone's throw from the beach?

You will be disillusioned: the Ministry of Health has repeatedly said that the two injections should be given as much as possible in the same place.

A speech that may discourage some people interested in vaccination, but which can be explained from a logistical point of view.

Read also: The organization of the vaccination campaign during the summer holidays, a puzzle for the government

Let us first recall the general rule: "

the French are encouraged to receive their two injections at the same place

".

In this case, everyone should organize themselves, return if possible or take advantage of the extended interval to schedule their second injection on a date that suits them.

Now, the recall of Moderna or Pfizer - used in an overwhelming majority of cases - can take place between 21 and 49 days after the first injection, enough to leave room for maneuver "

as

wide as possible

", indicated Tuesday the Ministry of Solidarity and

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Source: lefigaro

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