Caregivers will need to have received their booster dose to continue exercising from January 30

The spread of the Omicron variant continues to worry health officials and the government. In France, peaks never reached in contamination have been recorded in recent days. As of January 9, more than 296,000 cases have been identified, and the previous days the bar of 300,000 cases has been exceeded. In this sense, the Ministry of Solidarity and Health has made public a note, signed in particular by Professor Jérôme Salomon, Director General of Health, establishing the obligation for caregivers to have received their booster dose as of January 30, 2022 to continue to practice their profession and thus have a complete vaccination schedule.

The text refers to personnel working in “the health and medico-social sectors” and includes all health professionals without distinction: from nurses to pharmacists, including dental surgeons and midwives. “The context of exponential progression of the Omicron variant on the national territory, with more than 250,000 positive cases every day, requires to continue the acceleration of the vaccination campaign”, one can read by way of justification.

A worrying situation at the hospital

A seven-month deadline applies to January 30, 2022, increasing to four months from February 15. Rare medical exceptions can exempt certain health professionals, such as “a certificate of recovery” from Covid-19 or “a medical contraindication”.

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This measure echoes the words of the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, on France Inter on December 18. “We will strengthen the vaccination obligation of caregivers and firefighters by integrating the third dose from January 30, he explained before extending his explanation. We do not want, as in Scotland, [avoir] 25 to 30% of caregivers who could not work because they would all be contacts, and therefore in quarantine. “Hospital clusters have already been reported, which forces the executive to remain on guard. context of risk of disorganization of the company, as feared from the end of December the Scientific Council.

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