Monkey pox – No possibility of vaccination in neighboring France

– No possibility of vaccination in neighboring France

The doses available in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois or Annecy are reserved for residents. Germany has a similar directive in place.

Posted today at 12:48 p.m.

A man receives a dose of monkeypox vaccine in Lille, northern France, on August 6, 2022.

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People who live in Geneva cannot be vaccinated against monkeypox in neighboring France. In Saint-Julien-en-Genevois or Annecy, they are told that the doses are reserved for residents. Information, revealed on Monday by the RTSwas confirmed by Dialogai President Matthias Erhardt.

France is not the only country to favor its inhabitants. Germany has implemented a similar directive, noted Matthias Erhardt. According to the latter, it is still possible to get vaccinated in some very large cities, in places that deal with sex workers and do not ask questions.

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Despite repeated calls from homosexual associations to act against the epidemic, the Swiss authorities have still not approved the vaccine against the disease. “We are still waiting for the establishment of a device,” said Matthias Erhardt.

More than 370 cases in Switzerland

The president of Dialogai is nevertheless convinced that Switzerland has doses of the vaccine. Since smallpox can pose a biological threat in the event of war, the army must have stocks available, he explained. If so, Dialogai asks that these doses can benefit the population at risk.

Monkeypox almost exclusively affects gay men. To date, more than 370 cases have been confirmed by testing in Switzerland. PinkCross, the umbrella association for gay organisations, however, thinks the real figure is likely to be much higher, as access to testing is severely restricted.

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