Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Monday the establishment of walk-in slots for people 65 and over for a third dose of COVID 19 vaccine in full explosion of the 5th wave of the epidemic. Except that in fact, the centers discovered it in front of their television. So we had to adapt. The centers had to reorganize to make this measurement possible. We toured the centers of the Basque Country where you can find something to get vaccinated without an appointment if you are over 65 years old.
Biarritz
Biarritz vaccination center already performed more than a hundred walk-in vaccinations before the announcement of this measure. Since then, the center has decided to increase its pace, but for a reason of limiting the doses of Pfizer, people who come without an appointment will be administered Moderna. Note that the vaccination center leaves the Halle d’Iraty to return to the Municipal Casino from December 9.
Bayonne
In Bayonne, at the Glain vaccination center, the service is in place from this Thursday, December 9. It was necessary to react quickly for the coordinating doctors and nurses, who decided to urgently order Moderna vaccines, their doses of Pfizer were already reserved until the end of the month for appointments. From this Thursday, a hundred places without an appointment per day will be available to people 65 years of age and over.
Saint Jean de Luz
In the center of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, we had to be cunning. In fact, the doses are prepared upstream, especially since the center works quite well with the “go to” system, with centers in Urrugne, Hendaye, etc. As a result, it is impossible to anticipate the needs that will be those of the center for the walk-in. So the officials decided to offer all those who come to be vaccinated without an appointment, a see you in the next 48 hours. As with the other two centers, this will also be Moderna.
No walk-in in Anglet
In Anglet, the last largest center in the Basque Country, on the other hand, impossible to get vaccinated without an appointment. It is a question of space. Indeed, since the doses of Pfizer are already all allocated until the end of the year, it would therefore be necessary to inject Moderna without an appointment. Except that the center is too small to open a second vaccination line in its premises, Salle des Cigales. On the other hand, the center tries to offer as many appointments as possible to all those who show up, depending on the withdrawals.