2023-09-05 08:34:25
“As there are new variants, we are ready to accelerate the vaccination campaign if necessary,” explained Aurélien Rousseau, Minister of Health, on Tuesday.
The new vaccination campaign against Covid-19, which should start on October 17, could be brought forward if the epidemic accelerates, said Tuesday on France 2 the Minister of Health Aurélien Rousseau, while excluding at this stage any tightening of the health protocol.
A new variant, BA.2.86, a member of the Omicron family, was detected for the first time in France and is being carefully monitored by the WHO because of the very large number of mutations making it likely to evolve more significantly and to spread more easily, according to the Committee for monitoring and anticipating health risks (Covars).
“As there are new variants, we stand ready to accelerate the vaccination campaign if necessary”, which will be coupled like last year with that against the flu, and which should start on October 17, declared Aurélien Rousseau.
“At this stage, we are not advancing it, but if we have to accelerate we will accelerate,” he added.
“Everyone’s responsibility”
England announced at the end of August that it was advancing its Covid vaccination campaign to September 11 as a precaution. For Aurélien Rousseau, the return of the Covid “is not particularly worrying”. “We do not have to change our behavior”, but to find past reflexes, he underlined:
“We have symptoms, we wear a mask. We go to see a fragile person, we wear a mask” and “when you have the Covid, it is better to stay at home and not go to work”, he said. he called back.
“We have not planned to date to tighten the protocol but I think it goes through everyone’s accountability.” As for a return to compulsory vaccination for nursing staff, this is not relevant, added Aurélien Rousseau.
“Today, we comply with the opinion of the High Health Authority which is our compass” and which had recommended in March to lift the vaccination obligation for caregivers, he said. “If ever the intensity of the epidemic circulation intensifies, we would again seek an opinion from the HAS” but “for the moment this vaccination is strongly recommended and we leave it at that”.
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