At the Filature vaccination center in Périgueux, it’s a bit of the calm before the storm. According to data from the Regional Health Agency, almost 53,000 Périgourdins risk seeing their vaccination pass expire on February 15 if they do not recall the vaccine before this date. The hospital is appealing to make an appointment immediately, without waiting for the last few days before the deadline, so as not to clog the vaccination centers.
The hospital is calling to make an appointment now
It concerns all of us who have taken their first two doses of the coronavirus vaccine before October 15, since the maximum time between two injections has been reduced by the government from six to four months. 15.6% of the Dordogne population over the age of 18 is affected, even taking into account those who have contracted the virus and who therefore do not need this booster dose. Throughout France, nine million people are affected.
we will not be able to accommodate 10,000 or 15,000 people in three days!
– Doctor Thierry Mallet
“Our fear is that people will only come around February 10, 12, 15 to be vaccinated so as not to deactivate their health pass. But we will not be able to accommodate 10,000 or 15,000 people in three days! Our maximum capacity is 1250 vaccinations per day”Explain Doctor Thierry Mallet, the coordinating doctor of the Filature center in Périgueux.
For the moment, the center of La Filature is very little frequented
For the moment, he has very few appointments. A hundred, at most per day, sometimes less, against peaks of more than a thousand a few months ago. If all the appointments are made at the last minute, the center will have to open additional emergency lines and therefore find carers and doctors for the injection and the preliminary consultation. Those who want to make an appointment may also have a hard time.
Appointments can be made at the Filature, on the Doctolib website or by telephoneat 05.53.45.31.33. “You should also know that there is a delay between the injection and the activation of the pass, a few days”, adds the doctor. If you don’t plan ahead and get vaccinated on February 15, it will take almost a week before your pass is active again.