A new vaccination campaign against Kovid-19 will run from April 15 to June 16. The announcement by the Ministry of Health, however, comes in the context of a “reduction” in virological indicators, according to the High Authority of Health.
This is the 7th of its kind… Ministry of Health has announced a new vaccination campaign against Kovid-19. The objective has not changed: to protect the most fragile people who are most likely to develop severe forms. It will run from April 15 to June 16.
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The High Authority of Health (HAS), requested by the Ministry, decided in favor of a vaccination campaign for “people aged 80 and above, as well as residents of nursing homes and long-term care units, and those who are immunocompromised. Any other person desiring a booster, however , will be able to claim it for free, provided they respect a period of three months since their last injection or Covid-19 infection.
This new campaign takes place in a very different viral context from last October: in its latest situation bulletin of February 21, Sainte-Publique France mentions virological indicators as “decreasing” and at “low levels”. The Ministry of Health justified this new campaign with a prevention policy, stressing the “unpredictable nature of the new epidemic wave of Covid-19 and the emergence of new, more virulent forms that can lead to reduced immunity against severe forms and death.” Also intended to strengthen or maintain the immune system.
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Additionally, the vaccines offered will be, as a first line, from Pfizer/BioNTech (with messenger RNA) targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 variant or, as a second line, from Novavax (with a recombinant protein). Further, it recommended planning an extension till July 15 “if the epidemiological situation justifies it”.
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