Hettange-Grande. A vaccination center open for the weekend

Hettange-Grande sports hall. Since the start of the week, intense activity has reigned there. On the ground, squares of carpet have been laid, white tents erected and computer stations installed. No sports meeting on the program, but a vaccination center that is set up. Opening scheduled for this weekend (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), before a second vaccination session on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March. For the rest, “the decision should be taken in the coming days, if the prospect of obtaining the number of doses necessary to operate the center, in the weeks and months to come, is assured”, details the sub- Prefect of Thionville, Thierry Hégay, during his visit to this 23rd Moselle vaccination center.

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500 doses per weekend

Designed to be able to administer 250 Moderna vaccines per day through five vaccination posts, the center is aimed at people over 75 years old, health personnel and 50-74 year olds with co-morbidities. “In the event that all the doses cannot be administered, an emergency list has been drawn up by the CCAS and the inter-municipal authorities. This remains in our line to avoid waste ”, specifies the sub-prefect. Visit the Doctolib website or the Covax platform on 03 87 345 345. “The slots were open this Thursday morning; in the afternoon, many had already been reserved ”, comments Roland Balcerzak, mayor of Hettange-Grande.

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22 people mobilized per half-day

To function, the center needs arms. Per half-day, six nurses and four doctors intervene, but also eight administrative agents, two liaison and two disinfection, that is to say 22 people continuously. Volunteer caregivers, but also municipal and inter-municipal agents who donate their time. “In addition, a security company will intervene at night,” adds Michel Paquet, president of the CCCE. “It’s a hell of a lot of logistics that you wouldn’t imagine before it was put in place. This center was born from the collaboration of the municipality and the CCCE, and this is what made things easier. Now all you have to do is get started.

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