Monday evening, during their press conference, Prime Minister Jean Castex and Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced that it would now be possible to be vaccinated without appointment against Covid-19 for new categories of people. Here are the audiences concerned and the conditions for access vaccination or a booster dose without an appointment, in any vaccination center.
Over 65s
French people aged 65 and over will be able to get a booster dose of the Covid vaccine without an appointment, “whatever the center” in which they go, announced Jean Castex during this press conference. In order to try to curb the circulation of the virus, we must “keep our vaccine shield and even amplify and strengthen it”, advocated the Prime Minister.
“The vaccine booster considerably boosts protection, underlined the Prime Minister. A person over 60 years of age will have four times the protection” after his third dose, he said.
People who have never been vaccinated
The people who have never been vaccinated will also be able to introduce themselves “in any center, without an appointment”, said Minister of Health Olivier Véran.
The office of the Minister of Health confirmed this information at Liberation this Tuesday. The measure enters into force “from this Tuesday “,” perhaps not in all the centers today but all will put it in place. Instructions will be given and the centers will organize themselves with their means, in conjunction with the regional health agencies “, indicated the ministry daily.
Eight million slots to come in vaccination centers
If you do not meet these criteria, do not panic: eight million slots will open in the coming days in the vaccination centers, indicated this Tuesday morning Gabriel Attal, the government spokesman on France Inter. “At this stage, there are 7 million French people who have made an appointment for a recall by the end of December. We will add 8 million slots, so that means 15 million French people who will be able to be vaccinated by the end of December “, he indicated. “The niches will continue to increase on the platforms”, he assured.