At the start of 2021, following several Covid-19 clusters at the end of 2020, Le Kem geriatric hospital, in Thionville, set up vaccination sessions for patients and caregivers. In February, the structure already posted a vaccination rate of 54% of its staff.
Since then, things have changed. Health restrictions have eased but, with the threat of the delta variant, the President of the Republic has announced compulsory vaccination for all healthcare workers by September 15.
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“No defection to date”
“Today, 65% of our employees are vaccinated”, assures the director of the establishment Philippe Bello while acknowledging that the rate has “stagnated a bit. Nevertheless, today we can sense a craze in the right direction on the part of the staff. A willingness to go there, especially since it is all employees who are affected by this obligation. “
And if on social networks, several caregivers elsewhere in France have come out of the woods by announcing their decision to return their gowns in protest, Philippe Bello assures him: “Even if there were noises from the halls of some who wanted to go to work in Luxembourg in the event of compulsory vaccination, to date no defection has been recorded. Furthermore, I believe that the Grand Duchy will eventually put a similar measure in place. “
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Reassure and convince
It remains to convince the recalcitrant, reassure the worried. Even more so with the epidemic outbreak noted in certain French departments.
“Today, the emergency services are starting to have Covid interventions again. From the information I was able to obtain, it is always about unvaccinated people. It must be said that the vaccine has a protective effect. Thanks to him, there will perhaps be no more congestion in hospitals. During discussions with the staff, there is a debate around the deprivation of liberty, I prefer to tell them that to travel safely, you must be vaccinated. In geriatrics, we are faced with the frailty of the elderly. There may be the temptation to tell yourself that you are more resistant because you are younger, but this is not the case. It is also a way to protect patients. “
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