Covid19. In Toulouse, the rush towards the booster dose “is comparable” to that of July
Through Quentin Marais
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The vaccine campaign to fight against covid-19 intensified while the fifth wave of the epidemic affects France. This Thursday, December 2, 2021, a vaccination center opened in Barcelona, in Toulouse. Demand is already very strong.
“Comparable” to the July rush
On July 12, Emmanuel Macron presented, during his speech, the generalization of the health pass, activated in the event of a negative PCR test, but above all, as part of a complete vaccination schedule. A measurement who had blown up the Doctolib site, of which 1 million reservations were made in the evening following the speech.
The rush had also been observed in Toulouse. Recently, the announcement of a third imperative dose for the maintenance of the validity of the pass, from January 15, has again jostled the population. Also in the Pink City.
“This rush is comparable to that of July. It is important and the demand is important. This is the reason why the center room of Barcelona opens. It multiplies by five the capacities of vaccination of the municipal center”.
Professor Chollet justifies his words with a simple given: “All the slots that have been opened are taken for this center. The schedule is complete for the month of December ».
Awareness
Responsible for this new room vaccination center in Barcelona, Doctor Françoise Mehu-Parant tempers: “As the vaccination progresses, we have had openings according to age groups, and each time, we had a big rush. And then it decreased ”.
“There is this duration compared to the pass which will make people mobilize so as not to find themselves impacted, depending on the activity, or even to travel. But apart from that, I still think that we are mobilizing for a Reminder to date shows that people are starting to realize the value of getting a vaccination “.
According to the doctor, the end of year holidays can also explain this course to the vaccine. “People want to be totally protected at the same time, but also protect the people around them. ”
“It should be remembered that a booster dose will allow to boost people’s immunity, she continues.
“I feel them relieved”
Among the first people to be vaccinated at the new center in Barcelona, Françoise Méhu-Parant notes “the relaxation of their recall. It’s a bit of a race now, to have this meeting… ”
The trend is also changing as the weeks go on. “In September, we were more in the order of 70% of primary vaccination versus 30% of booster. To date, it is 90% recall.”
“However, and this is what pleases us, we have about 10% of primary vaccination of young people, adolescents, and even the elderly, who finally come to be vaccinated. ‘A reminder. We explain to them that this is not the case. It is not because the vaccine does not work. But in every vaccine principle, a booster is there to boost the vaccination “.
François Chollet, present for this opening, followed suit: “Priority had been given to over 65s. Now, this booster dose is recommended for all adults. We are in the midst of this dynamic“.
Faced with this strong demand, the reopening of the vaccine park on Île du Ramier, should very soon strengthen vaccine capacities in the Pink City. ” We are working on it with the State and the ARS ”, replied the professor.
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