1. Validation of the appointment scheduling system set up at Mercy
At Mercy’s hospital, Prime Minister Jean Castex and his Minister of Health Olivier Véran visited the Covax call center, responsible for arranging vaccination appointments for people over 75 years old. A system implemented locally by the Access to Care Service (SAS) within the framework of government recommendations.
The Prime Minister, after having taken a call himself, described the system set up in Metz as “formidable”. “It’s great as an organization,” said Olivier Véran. If it goes like this in all the territories, I will finally be able to sleep a little at night. “
The two men also paid tribute to the carers of the CHR of Metz-Thionville.
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2. Defense of the curfew at 6 p.m.
We remember, several elected Moselle, in particular the mayor of Metz François Grosdidier , had openly criticized the implementation of the curfew at 6 p.m. in the department on January 2.
Jean Castex and Olivier Véran defended this measure: “It is difficult to measure the effects but on the 15 departments which passed there on January 2, the incidence rate increases by 7% against 42% for the others”, a revealed the Minister of Health.
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3. The desire not to create too many vaccination centers
Gathered in the prefecture around Jean Castex and Olivier Véran, the Moselle local elected officials have all affirmed their desire to help the State for the vaccination campaign, by opening vaccination centers.
The Minister of Health warned: “The more centers we have, the fewer doses we will have per center. There are already 10 in your area when I said maximum 6. But with a million inhabitants, this is justified. After that, 20 centers for 5,000 doses per week, that makes a little more than 200 doses for each per week, whereas we can vaccinate 200 people per day. So everyone will complain. “
The Minister therefore considers that the number of vaccination centers must be proportional to the number of doses available.
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4. The desire to screen a million children and teachers per month
During its discussions with local elected officials, Jean Castex also broached the subject of schools. “We have made an effort to maintain our education system,” said the Prime Minister. This is what sets us apart in Europe. We have measured the disastrous effects of the first confinement. If we close, it is very bad for the psychological health of the students and for the economy. Every day, I look at the number of cases in schools. For now, we are holding on perfectly. I will be announcing things about high schools this evening. Closing schools is psychological health versus general health. This is the last of the measures. “
To maintain this line, Olivier Véran announced that he had drawn up a protocol to organize the screening of a million children over 6 years old and teachers each month.
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5. The exchange with François Grosdidier
It is not every day that a mayor has the opportunity to present a “shopping list” to the Prime Minister. On the occasion of this visit, the mayor of Metz and president of Metz Métropole, Francois Grosdidier, had an interview of about thirty minutes with Jean Castex and Olivier Véran.
He was able to discuss five topics with them. First, the consequences of defense site revitalization contract (CRSD) which had been drawn up following the military restructurings of 2008. “The account is not there”, declared François Grosdidier to the Prime Minister, asking him therefore to transfer new public jobs to Metz to compensate for the loss of military jobs .
Then, the major health issues, with on the one hand the uncertainty around the future of Legouest hospital and on the other hand the question of the universalization of the Metz-Thionville CHR.
Third point: the university. François Grosdidier told the Prime Minister that he demanded “A catch-up” in the distribution of resources between Metz and Nancy.
Finally, François Grosdidier spoke about regional planning issues, in particular on the Metz-Luxembourg axis.
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