François Braun specified that only 0.53% of agents were suspended, i.e. less than 12,000 people of all professions.
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The reintegration of caregivers not vaccinated against Covid “is not relevant”, affirmed the new Minister of Health, François Braun, on Tuesday 5 July. During a hearing at the National Assembly, he underlined the low number of hospital workers suspended for this reason.
“The latest survey conducted among the ARS (regional health agencies), health and medico-social establishments shows a very low proportion of suspended agents, 0.53%”, he underlined during a discussion on the bill “of monitoring and health security”. This represents “just under 12,000 [personnes] all professions combined, with technical and administrative staff”he said later, in response to a question.
.@ceciluntermaier (Socialists) questions the Minister of Health @FrcsBraun on the “reintegration of non-vaccinated nursing staff”.
>> “It’s still 12,000 people at a time when the hospital is at the end of its tether.”#DirectAN #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Dz1KazCAHr—LCP (@LCP) July 5, 2022
The government text marks the end of most emergency health measures against the Covid-19 epidemic after July 31. The reintegration of these caregivers has been the subject of a series of questions from several opposition groups. MP Ugo Bernalicis (LFI), in particular, had previously asked the minister if he was “planned to reintegrate caregivers” after this deadline and Philippe Gosselin (LR) had estimated “that it is time to make a kind of amnesty”.
“It is not topical and it is not the subject of this text”replied François Braun. “I prefer to emphasize the responsibility and commitment of the vast majority of professionals who have been vaccinated”added this emergency doctor by profession, explaining that “not getting vaccinated means more sick people [donc] an additional overload of our health system”. However “the suspension of this obligation remains possible by decree, after consulting the scientific authorities of course, and if the epidemic situation allows it”.