If Cantal ranks as the fifth least populated department in France, it is only the tenth least affected by Covid deaths.
Tuesday, December 28, according to Géodes, 49 patients were admitted to an establishment in Cantal. Including 36 in conventional medicine, seven in long-term care unit… and six in intensive care.
“Our eight resuscitation beds are all used: by six Covid patients and two non-Covid”, deplores Mathieu Kuentz, president of the medical committee of the Aurillac hospital. “Globally, 90% of the unvaccinated are reactive,” he notes.
The hospital expects “an influx” in January
The white plan, synonymous with operational deprogramming, has been initiated. And the hospital works hand in hand with the CMC of Tronquières, the clinic having “opened two sheave beds” to lend a hand, according to Mathieu Kuentz. Who expects a “massive influx of patients” from January. Date on which the hospital could increase its sheave capacity to ten beds instead of eight.
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“In Cantal, we have a large majority of the vaccinated population: this protects us”, estimates Mathieu Kuentz. The biologist does not consider it “surprising” that the time between the second dose and the vaccine booster has been reduced to three months. “It’s to get the booster effect as quickly as possible. To guard against the Omicron variant, which requires five to thirty times more antibodies. “
Vaccination of children aged 5 to 11? “It’s an open possibility,” he replies. It is up to parents to choose. The virus circulates in children, although there are relatively few severe forms. For children who have notable comorbidities, this may be of interest. “
Romain Blanc
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