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Agde: Gilles D’Ettore says he is ready to open a vaccination center

Faced with the slowness of the administration, many mayors are stepping up to the plate in France.

While many elected officials say they are ready to host vaccination centers in their town as soon as possible, Gilles D’Ettore, mayor of Agde, questioned on the subject, said no more. “We are gun in hand,” assures the one who, at the end of the summer, had tried to convince the regional health agency to open a screening center for covid-19 in the premises of the former convention center, while a cluster had been identified on the station, in the naturist village in particular. In vain.

Forgotten communities

As he has pointed out on several occasions in recent weeks, including during a meeting between the Prefect of Hérault, Jacques Witkowski, and elected officials of the Hérault-Méditerranée agglomeration, in Bessan, Gilles D’Ettore judge “dramatic to see that the government does not ask the mayors anything more in this health crisis, while it relied on us during the first confinement. When we see the speed at which we vaccinate, it might be time to appeal to communities! ”

People over 65 are all listed in town hall

The mayor of Agde highlights the device tested during the first confinement, precisely. “We have in town hall the file which lists the over 65s. We can prevent them, manage appointments, as we did for the distribution of masks.” This desired relocation of vaccination is an option widely shared by elected officials in the field, but not only. Because on the side of the caregivers, in particular the liberal nurses, one considers logically to be able to take part in a large device of vaccination. Consistent and efficient. Provided, however, that the logistics follow, which is far from obvious. In Agde, there is no shortage of rooms and gymnasiums. Requisitioning premises to open a vaccination center will not pose any problem. “But I fear that the State cannot provide the necessary freezers” wonders Gilles D’Ettore.

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