“We are happy with the start of vaccination in Wallonia (the 2nd booster)”, tells us Stéphanie Wilmet, spokesperson for the Walloon Minister of Health, Christie Morreale. “We started on September 12 and until the end of the week, it was almost complete in the vaccination centers. We are at 30% vaccinated in the target audiences, that’s very good. »
The target audiences are immunocompromised people, those aged 65 and over, and then those aged 50 and over. Wallonia has also sent vaccination invitations to all these people. “We finished sending the letters at the end of last week,” says Ms. Wilmet. Confirmation from the minister: “The (re)vaccination campaign against Covid-19 has got off to a very good start in Wallonia. Appointments continue to be made: nearly 75,000 are scheduled for next week. From tomorrow, the vaccination centers will also be accessible without an appointment to facilitate the vaccination of people,” says Ms. Morreale. “Over 286,000 people were vaccinated within two weeks of the launch. »
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