Since the announcement of the President of the Republic last Tuesday, concerning the booster dose as a condition for people over 65 years of age to keep their health pass (beyond December 15), appointments in the centers vaccination rates in the department have greatly increased. In a week 3,000 people over 65 have already received a third dose in Indre-et-Loire according to the ARS.
We went from 200 to 600 appointments per day “
On the side of Joué-les-Tours, the vaccination center installed at the Marcel Cerdan gymnasium has seen its attendance triple since the start of the week. A positive dynamic according to Laurent Salsac, vice-president of the professional health community of Tours. ” There is a clear increase in appointments. We went from 200 appointments per day to just over 600 appointments. It is a reassuring mobilization because we know that from six months the capacity of the vaccine decreases a little in people over 65 years old.“.
– Jean Rinaud
Keep the health pass
Nicole, an 85-year-old retiree, came to do her booster dose by dragging her feet. for her his only motivation is to be able to keep his health pass after December 15. ” I want to go out, I want to go for a walk, that’s only for that, and not to find myself locked up. I don’t know if I would have done it otherwise, because it is rather restrictive. How many are we going to have to do like this?“.
One in ten risk of dying from Covid at the age of 60
However, according to Laurent Salsac, this third dose is more than essential for the elderly at a time when the epidemic is on the rise. “_On the past 60, we have one in ten risk of dying from covid. To wait is to take the risk of weakening one’s immune system a little more and of developing the disease which is on the increase in the department”.
The Joué-les-Tours vaccination center will offer in the coming weeks home reminders for people over 80 unable to move.