Great news ! All healthcare professionals can now be vaccinated against SARS-CoV2. Those under 65 will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine (unless they have already received a first injection with another vaccine) and those over 65, Pfizer or Moderna. To get vaccinated, there is no need to advance the costs, you will only have to present proof at the vaccination sites.
In detail, are eligible for the vaccine “ health professionals, regardless of the place of practice, professionals working in health establishments whatever their profession, professionals working in establishments or medico-social services working with vulnerable people, employees of private employers working with vulnerable elderly and disabled people (home helpers), firefighters ”, explains theIle-de-France regional health agency. “People who have had a first Pfizer injection and who have not yet had a second injection appointment should call the vaccination centers”, she recalls in passing.
Vaccination soon possible in surgeries and pharmacies
To find out where to get the vaccine near you, go to the ARS website, which updates the places gradually. For the time being, these are mainly hospitals. During the second half of February, vaccination should begin in doctors’ offices or pharmacies with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Developed by the British laboratory AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, the latter has been the subject of much ink in recent weeks. Its effectiveness has been questioned for those over 65 and in countries where variants are present. To calm concerns once and for all, the WHO publicly spoke in favor of this vaccine Thursday, February 11. “People over 65 should receive the vaccine”, thus declared the president of the Group of experts, Alejandro Cravioto, in a press conference. And this, even in places where variants circulate.
Below is the summary table of Health Insurance.
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