While contaminations are increasing in France, many French people are seeking an appointment to receive their booster dose.
As of December 7, more than 11.6 million people had received their additional injection.
But finding a niche is not always easy.
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To facilitate access to vaccination appointments, the government is relying in particular on the mobilization of pharmacists. “
To simplify and amplify this recall campaign, I am signing a decree which will authorize and encourage pharmacists who can and who wish to do so to open every Sunday without limitation in the months of December and January. Pharmacists are essential pillars of this booster vaccination campaign. More than 15,000 have doses of messenger RNA vaccines
», Announced the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, this Thursday on France 2. To encourage them to remain open on weekends, an increase of five euros per vaccination carried out at the end of the week could be granted to them. But even without an appointment, places are guaranteed for the unvaccinated: "
If someone who is not vaccinated at all comes to a center
,
he will be vaccinated,
" the Minister of Health again clarified. .
"
We are increasing the number of centers that can vaccinate: the liberals, pharmacists, doctors, physiotherapists, nursing midwives who can vaccinate in town receive this week more than 4 million doses of messenger RNA vaccines
," he said. -he adds.
“
There is no shortage of Pfizer,
”
said Olivier Véran, who recalls that receiving his vaccine booster with one or the other of the two messenger RNA vaccines, “
it's the same thing
”.
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The epidemic continues to flare in France, with more than 61,000 daily cases recorded on Wednesday.
“
All the territories are affected, a patient returns to intensive care every six minutes in our country.
(...) Mostly unvaccinated or immunocompromised patients, or with chronic diseases
”.
In this sense, while seven regions have launched the white plan in their hospitals, including Île-de-France, "
the white plan will undoubtedly be national within a few days
", declared the Minister of Health.