Through Lea Giandomenico
Published on 04/22 at 18:33 updated on 04/22. at 18:35 News See my news Follow this media
Although many vaccination centers have closed, it is still possible to get vaccinated elsewhere. (©Illustration/Le Petit Courrier)
Increase in contamination, increase in the number of hospitalizations, the wearing of a mask being recommended again in certain places… No doubt France is indeed in the grip a seventh wave of Covid-19, which shakes up everyday life at the beginning of summer.
And to counteract the epidemic, the government continues its vaccine refresher campaign and even recommends that some people make an appointment to receive a fourth dose. But while most vaccination centers are closed, Where should I get vaccinated?
Find an appointment online
On the state website sante.fr allows a platform find an appointment quickly by entering the name of your city. You can also find slots on the Doctolib site.
To get a dose it is always possible Go to a pharmacy, a general practitioner or a nursing practiceor at some vaccination centers that still offer appointments.
The Ministry of Health indicates on its website which structure to contact depending on your situation:
- You live in an institution for the elderly: you do not have to travel, the vaccination takes place in your institution.
- You can also be vaccinated by your doctor (family doctor or specialist), in the services where you are monitored, in pharmacies, in the doctor’s office, in the doctor’s office or in a medical-biological laboratory.
- You are a person aged 12 and over: You can be vaccinated at a vaccination center, by your general practitioner or specialist, your company doctor, in a pharmacy, in a nursing or midwifery practice, at home or in the departments where you are monitored Your dentist or in a medical-biological laboratory.
What about vaccinations for children?
That Children from five to 11 years are eligible for vaccination by appointment for their age group. According to the health insurance website, vaccination for children is possible in several special places:
- In a vaccination center with its own reception and appointments;
- To a general practitioner;
- To a pediatrician or other medical specialist;
- In pharmacies;
- In a nursing or midwifery office.
Vaccination is also possible at home (doctors, nursing staff). Finally, some Maternal and Child Protection (PMI) services may offer vaccinations.
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The most vulnerable children aged five to 11 can also be vaccinated in the children’s wards of hospitals (CH and CHU), as well as in children’s hospitals, specialized institutions and reception centers for medium and long stay children.
Who is entitled to the 4th dose?
As a reminder, only certain groups of people are eligible for the 4th vaccine dose, namely:
Since January 28, 2022, severely immunocompromised people (3-month period between the first and the 2nd booster vaccination).
Since March 14, 2022, people over 80 years of age and residents of nursing homes or nursing facilities (3-month period between the 1st and 2nd reminder).
Since April 7, 2022, people aged 60 to 79 with or without comorbidity (6-month period between the first and the 2nd reminder or the last Covid infection).
You can also make an appointment to get an injection on the ViteMaDose website, a CovidTracker tool. According to VaccineTracker, 80.8% of the French received at least one dose of vaccine, 79.5% received all required doses, and 54.7% received an additional booster dose.
+57.8% of cases in seven days
The numbers prove it The epidemic is spreading with increasing contamination due to the high risk of contamination of the Omicron variant and its BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.
Santé Publique France points this out on its website 125,066 new cases were confirmed on July 1, 2022, ie an increase of 57.8% in seven days. So, on average over seven rolling days, this equates to 99,316 cases.
the incidence rate reached 1040.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while on June 29, 2022 there were 732 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
At the side of hospital admissions, Public Health France reported on July 1 that 1206 people had been registered. Up to June 29, about 500 new admissions were recorded every day for a week.
In terms of deaths, Public Health France recorded on July 1 and for seven consecutive days 37 dead on average.
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