The coronavirus vaccination campaign starts this Wednesday in Gironde. Olivier Serre, departmental delegate of the Regional Health Agency (ARS) in Gironde, came to take stock of its implementation this Wednesday morning on the morning set of TV7.
“What seems important to me to say above all is that the vaccine is an opportunity for each of us, before considering that it is a problem, because it will allow us to return to a normal life, Olivier Serre first advances. The concern about vaccination is legitimate, but this is also why the ARS is working even better and even more with health professionals to convince that this is what is needed make.”
Nearly 4,000 doses of vaccines arrived in Bordeaux yesterday and 5,000 more must be sent to Gironde today. The ARS is in the process of distributing them among the 33 public nursing homes in Gironde.
Discussions underway with private hospitals
Regarding the vaccination of health professionals, centers will open within the hospitals of Pellegrin, Haut-Lévêque and Saint-André. “Discussions are also underway with private establishments, in particular Bordeaux Nord, Tondu and Saint-Augustin, to be able to offer vaccination, why not, adds Olivier Serre. What matters is to make access to vaccines possible. nearby. “
What about the vaccination of the general public, in a second step? “In the first half of the year, our objective is to be able to offer vaccination to everyone. And this, to the benefit of the arrival of new vaccines. Pfizer is already available and Moderna should arrive in the next few days. In terms of schedule, we accelerate. ”
How are things going to turn out in practice? “We will each receive a health insurance voucher which will invite us to make an appointment with our attending physician and to go to vaccination centers by making an appointment. With hours ranging from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm, every day. We are going to organize things so that this does not happen only in hospitals, but also with liberal doctors. The objective is to vaccinate a million people in France by February, and everyone , by the end of June. “
“We took a little time to consult people’s opinions”
Faced with criticism of the slowness of the vaccination process, Olivier Serre is sympathetic but tempers: “We took a little time to consult people’s opinions.”
Before concluding: “We have three important messages to convey: one, the long-awaited vaccine is here and it will take several forms, two, trust us, both to the state, to the ARS and to communities , and finally, it is not because you are vaccinated that you must stop respecting all the barrier measures. Keep the 3Ms: mask, hand washing and distancing. “
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