The epidemic of monkey pox has continued to develop in France since the spring. As of June 30, 336 cases have been identified in Île-de-France, which made it the most affected region. The ARS therefore decided to open nine centers there. vaccination, reports The ParisianTuesday, July 5, 2022.
Seven screening centers were already available within the AP-HP (Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris) network. These are Bichat, Pitié-Salpêtrière, Hôtel-Dieu, Saint-Antoine, Saint-Louis, Lariboisière and Tenon, lists the Ile-de-France daily. Apart from Tenon, these establishments will now also offer vaccination. To these centers are also added those of the Raymond-Poincaré (Hauts-de-Seine), Avicenne (Seine-Saint-Denis) and Kremlin-Bicêtre (Val-de-Marne) hospitals.
An extension of vaccination?
The majority of vaccination centers are accessible from this Wednesday, July 6, but you will still have to make an appointment beforehand. The support will however only be possible from Monday July 11 concerning the Hôtel-Dieu, specify our colleagues. According to the ARS, “The vaccine should ideally be administered within four days after the date of the last risky contact and a maximum of 14 days later according to the schedule recommended by the high health authority”.
Anne Souyris, the deputy (EELV) in charge of health at the town hall of Paris, for her part proposed the extension of vaccination “to the entire homosexual community, which is the most affected”, as is already the case in England. Until now, this has only been reserved for risky contact cases. Seized of the question, the high health authority should make a decision in the coming days, notes The Parisian.