Philippe Bello is the director of Le Kem geriatric hospital (SOS Group) in Thionville. On Tuesday, he was one of the first employees of the establishment to receive a dose of the anti-Covid vaccine.
How was the supply of vaccines carried out in Le Kem?
“We recovered on Monday, with little advance, around fifty doses distributed by the CHR Metz-Thionville which is the Moselle storage center, with refrigerators at -80 ° C. In total, we vaccinated 48 healthcare professionals over the age of 50, or under 50 with comorbidity. “
When do you expect to be able to vaccinate your patients and residents?
“From this Monday January 18. We have already done a little survey. Of the 25 residents of our Ehpad, 22 are volunteers and / or will be vaccinated with the consent of the family. It is an excellent rate. On the staff side, we were at 50% a few days ago, but I know that today we have more positive responses among our 200 employees. “
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Are you worried about not having enough supplies?
” Yes. Hope the logistics will follow. We wanted to move fast enough to protect our patients, most of whom are over 75, and our healthcare professionals. I am convinced of the necessity and the effectiveness of the vaccine. Just having done the deed makes me feel better! For 9 months, we have been living through difficult times, it has to stop. So, I hope that we will have the doses to vaccinate everyone, and for the second injection as well. “
So the Kem has suffered a lot in recent months?
“Not especially in the first wave, since we had closed quickly even before confinement began. But the second wave was terrible, with two clusters and 28 deaths, including ten of our residents. We are only finishing now, even though we still have 7 patients in the Covid sector. “
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