In the West Indies, conventional termination and retraining offered to caregivers refractory to the vaccine

The health personnel of the Antilles refractory to the vaccination obligation to which they are obliged will be “hanging“on December 31 and will be able to”move towards a new profession“via a”support and professional retraining unit“, indicated the Ministry of Overseas this Monday, December 20.

From “listening and dialogue bodies for unvaccinated health professionals“have been installed and are”operational“in Guadeloupe and Martinique, according to a press release.”It is really about dialogue, without any judgment for the people who come to see us“, explained the president of the Conference of autonomy and health in Guadeloupe, Marie-France Tirolien.

Those who register on the site, with a view to discussing their refusal of the vaccine, see their “possible suspension of salary interrupted without resumption of activity“, according to the press release from the ministry. After obtaining an appointment, caregivers have eight days to make their decision known: vaccination or not.

“For people who accept the vaccination, their suspension is ended with the first injection and the resumption of functions will be immediate.“, further specifies the press release, while”cash assistance may be granted to those who have suffered an interruption of remuneration“.

For those who still refuse to be vaccinated, the state offers a “conventional rupture device” and one “support towards professional retraining with a placement on training leave“. Nowadays, “270 people have registered on the platform, around a hundred meetings are scheduled and 33 have already been made“, counts the ministry.

In Guadeloupe, nearly 10,000 caregivers are affected by the vaccination obligation, said the ARS of Guadeloupe, according to whom, the territory is “above 90% compliance“So these are about”10% of professionals“concerned who are in non-compliance, of which”6 to 7% of caregivers“, specified the same source.

This weekend, demonstrations of opponents of the vaccine obligation were held in several places on the island. On Saturday, protesters blocked access to the island’s largest shopping mall, crowded for several hours, days before Christmas, blocking people inside. A fire then broke out in the hypermarket. After a complaint has been lodged by the management of the establishment, the investigation will have to determine “if the two facts are related“, said the prosecution of Pointe-à-Pitre.