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"We do not feel forgotten": in rural areas, the vaccine against Covid-19 brought directly to the inhabitants

2022-01-26T12:10:09.817Z


REPORT - Since the beginning of January, a Red Cross truck has been crisscrossing the Rennes region to bring the vaccine to the most isolated towns. A demanding device, but which seems to bear fruit.


In the heart of winter, Brittany is freezing.

But this Monday, the midday sun warms the square of the small village of Boistrudan, a few kilometers from Rennes.

Between the church and the town hall, a curious choreography breaks the silence that usually reigns supreme.

A truck flanked by two utilities has just tumbled into the middle of plane trees bare by frost.

Six men and women, in orange Red Cross vests, come out immediately.

The mechanics are well oiled: a waiting room and a first aid station are installed in an annex of the town hall, a marked path is traced outside to the truck, where two small separate rooms are equipped.

In just 20 minutes, the crew set up a functioning mini-vaccination center.

Read alsoVaccines: the elderly, a category that remains difficult to reach

Since the beginning of January, this "Vaccimobile" has been criss-crossing the Ille-et-Vilaine department to directly provide injections against Covid-19 in municipalities with fewer than 2,000 souls.

In Boistrudan, there are…

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Source: lefigaro

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