The new quarantine rules, which come into force on Monday, will they be complicated by logistical problems?
With the two self-tests requested on D2 and D4 for people with vaccinated contact cases and for children under 12 in contact cases, pharmacists are "
in great difficulty
", warned Carine Wolf-Thal, the president of the committee on Monday morning. National Council of the Order of Pharmacists, on Franceinfo.
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“
It will be very complicated because the new strategy was announced yesterday (Sunday).
Pharmacists did not anticipate the massive orders for self-tests that will arrive today
, ”she warned.
Difficulties are therefore to be expected in obtaining self-tests in pharmacies.
Especially since "
the test distributors have been drained by the large distribution
", criticized Carine Wolf-Thal.
The sale of self-tests was indeed authorized Tuesday morning in supermarkets until January 31, and many brands already offer them on their shelves.
Same problem for vaccines
In addition, the president of the Council of the order of pharmacists criticized the new strategy of the government, considered "
not very clear
".
The weight given to the self-tests is also singled out.
"
For asymptomatic people, the sensitivity is not terrible,
" said Carine Wolf-Thal, also stressing that a self-test was only "
a photograph at a time T
".
She also estimated that the same problem of stocks would arise for the anti-Covid vaccines.
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Invited shortly after on France Inter, Olivier Véran wanted to be reassuring.
"
We have enough self-tests,
" said the Minister of Health, recalling that they would be "
free for people in contact
".
The director general of Cnam (National Health Insurance Fund) made the same remarks this Monday morning on Franceinfo.
