While high-level athletes are not considered a priority to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Stade Rochelais players have nevertheless started to do so by using excess unused doses, reveals
RMC Sport
.
The Maritimes have contacted vaccination centers so that players who have not contacted the virus can receive a first dose.
The objective being, ultimately, that the entire La Rochelle workforce can be vaccinated.
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The National Rugby League, requested by at least four professional clubs to help them in this vaccination process, argued that it is not competent in the matter.
The club had requested the Regional Health Agency (ARS) which had requested a derogation from the Ministry of Sports in order to carry out the vaccination, but the latter had refused.
The Stade Rochelais nevertheless proceeded in the rules by approaching CHU or military hospitals.
“Be careful, there are persistent rumors that tell of teams that would be vaccinated. If that is confirmed, we will not remain naive for long ”
Laurent Marti, president of the Union Bordeaux-Bègles
The subject is however sensitive. Monday, in the columns of
Midi Olympique
, Laurent Marti, the president of the Union Bordeaux-Bègles, strongly impacted by positive cases, had pushed a rant. “Be careful, there are persistent rumors that tell of teams that would be vaccinated. If that is confirmed, we will not remain naive for long, ”thundered the Gironde leader. UBB faces Stade Toulousain on Saturday (4 p.m.) for the first Champions Cup semi-final in its history. Sunday (4 p.m.), La Rochelle will also play its first semi-final in the great European Cup, at Marcel-Deflandre, against the Irish from Leinster.
At the same time, the vaccination of the French delegation due to fly to the Olympic Games in Tokyo (23 July-8 August) in a few weeks began on the sly, the authorities being very discreet about this campaign strongly advised by the Committee. international Olympic and already underway in other countries.
The Ministry of Sports canceled last Friday a trip to Yvelines where Roxana Maracineanu was to discuss the issue of vaccination of the French delegation before the Olympics.
“It gets stuck a bit.
Some within the executive find it difficult to assume that athletes are given priority when everyone is not yet vaccinated in France, ”assures a source close to sports authorities.
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