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Covid-19: AP-HP will redirect vaccines intended for caregivers to people over 75 years old

2021-01-14T09:02:01.014Z


Only 5,000 of the 19,500 doses available each week can be intended for AP-HP caregivers, whereas 15,000 units were previously reserved for them.


At the request of the health authorities, the Assistance publique - Hospitals of Paris (AP-HP) would have decided Wednesday, January 13 to reduce the vaccination of its nursing staff in order to redirect the doses to people over 75 years old, reveal our colleagues from France Inter this Thursday, January 14.

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The result: three times fewer caregivers than expected will be vaccinated over the next few weeks.

Only 5,000 of the 19,500 doses stored each week can be intended for AP-HP caregivers, while 15,000 doses were previously reserved for them.

The 10,000 doses they will be deprived of will now be sent to people over 75, especially in the city's nursing homes.

Internally, many doctors say with France Inter have the feeling of being "

forgotten

" after participating in a

e

"

communication operation

" their injections actually being relayed on social networks to encourage vaccination.

Contacted by

Le

Figaro

, the AP-HP, whose objective is to protect its 25,000 employees over 50 years of age or suffering from co-morbidities, denies any “

deprogramming

”, but confirms that an “

adjustment is planned

” and that “

uncertainties have been expressed about the distribution of doses between the general population over 75 years of age and caregivers

”.

The organization should suspend its internal appointment scheduling.

Source: lefigaro

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