Vaccination of caregivers against Covid-19
"must become mandatory"
, said the National Academy of Medicine on Tuesday in a
press
release.
In the current epidemiological situation,
"mass vaccination represents the main lever of action against Covid-19"
, she notes before estimating that, in this context,
"the systematic vaccination of health professionals, which has become a priority, cannot be considered optional ”.
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"The population of caregivers is at the origin of 34% of grouped cases of nosocomial infections [contracted in a health establishment] with SARS-CoV-2",
the virus responsible for Covid-19, notes the Academy, citing a figure from Public Health France.
However, the vaccine coverage rates against Covid-19 among doctors, nurses, nursing assistants and professionals working in Ehpad (Accommodation establishment for dependent elderly people)
"remain notoriously insufficient, comparable to those noted against influenza".
"The Covid-19 pandemic, which represents the most serious health and economic crisis since the Second World War, meets all the criteria for the establishment of compulsory vaccination
", estimates the Academy which considers that
"the vaccine hesitation is ethically unacceptable among caregivers ”.
It
"recommends making vaccination against Covid-19 compulsory for all health professionals working in the public or liberal sector, in health establishments and in nursing homes, as well as for carers for the elderly."