Question from Marcel
Is it necessary to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at the start of the school year?
Hello Marcel, and thank you for your question.
A new variant of Omicron, “Eris”, was placed under surveillance this summer by the WHO. It would be at the origin of a sharp increase in contaminations in recent weeks. The recent Bayonne celebrations have shown this: Covid-19 clusters and contaminations are not behind us. Especially sinceEris would be present in nearly 35% of sequenced viruses on the national territory.
If since July, Santé Publique France has lightened its surveillance system, making it more difficult to determine the precise impact of the coronavirus and contamination, the WHO has encouraged, this Wednesday, August 9, countries around the world to “intensify efforts to increase vaccination coverage” populations at risk.
Orders placed by France
From May, as revealed The worldthe World Health Organization (WHO) had recommended developing vaccine formulas targeting the XBB.1 line (that of Omicron) of SARS-CoV-2. Vaccines which France has ordered, as explained by Brigitte Autran, who chairs the Committee for monitoring and anticipating health risks.
“The State has already ordered the necessary doses to vaccinate the 15 to 18 million people concerned. We hope to have it by the end of September.”
A campaign recommended from the spring
Enough to give rise to a new vaccination campaign at the start of the school year.
But for whom? In its opinion issued in February, the High Health Authority recommended a new dose of vaccine this fall for those most at risk. Either people over 65, anyone with comorbidities (obesity, diabetes, chronic illness), immunocompromised people, pregnant women and caregivers.
Vaccination subject to one condition: not having been vaccinated or infected during the last six months.
Sincerely