The question of stopping the reimbursement of screening tests against Covid-19 "
will arise around the start of the school year
" in the government, its spokesperson Gabriel Attal said on Monday.
"
Around the start of the school year, it is a question that will arise, I am not making an announcement here, of course, but the question may arise,
" he said at the microphone of Franceinfo.
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On June 23, the National Academy of Medicine had recommended to "
suspend the reimbursement of tests (...) performed for personal convenience (obtaining a health pass, international travel, participation in collective events) in unvaccinated people
"," In
order to rapidly raise the national level of immunization coverage during the summer
".
Option discarded for the moment
"
Among the factors that can deter individuals from vaccination, we must question the repeated use of RT-PCR or antigenic tests which are offered free of charge on French soil unlike most European countries
", had questioned the Academy in a press release.
The government spokesperson has ruled out this option for the moment, because people are still waiting "
to have their second dose
" and "
have nothing to do with it
".
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In Europe, the PCR test is also free in Denmark, Norway, Montenegro and the region of Bavaria in Germany. Elsewhere, the cost of a test ranges from a few dozen euros to over 200 euros in the UK. As of June 27, 33,322,155 French people had received a first dose of vaccine and 21,126,144 were fully vaccinated.