“We have to do it to advance science. If no one does, there will never be any progress ”. Suzanne Dirand, 86, accepted the vaccination without any hesitation. Like 28 other residents of the Marie-Richard nursing home. Her neighbor, Ginette Desgranchamps, 70, overcame her aversion to injections for a good cause. “It’s to protect myself and also protect others,” explains the one who was for almost twenty years a manipulative assistant at the hospital. “There was a lot of damage like that.”
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“We talked a lot with the families…”
Very high membership rate also the Mont-Châtel nursing home. Out of 23 residents, only two of them have not been vaccinated. One of them because he contracted the virus less than three months ago and that in this specific case, it is not advisable to be vaccinated. “I am happy with this result”, underlines Christophe Nano, neurogeriatrician and head of the Ehpad pole of the GH 70. “We spoke a lot with the families, some of whom, who were not favorable, have changed. The supervisory authorities trusted us ”.
For Christophe Nano, mistrust is receding. “People are starting to understand that this epidemic will only be stopped if everyone gets vaccinated. The vaccination certificate will allow you to travel without having to be put a stick in your nose every three days ”.
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” Lead by example “
In the room, health professionals are waiting. “For me, it’s important to set an example for my patients. If we do a minimum of science, we do not hesitate, ”says François Ziegler, neurologist. Same determination with Dr Béatrice Guyot-Frener, emergency doctor. “We are in contact with a lot of people. We need to protect ourselves to protect others ”.
A motivation that can be explained. The Mont-Châtel nursing home was heavily hit during the first wave, specifies Christophe Nano, without however advancing a figure. There was a significant death rate.
In addition to the elderly in institutions and caregivers at risk of severe form working in these institutions, vaccination is now available to health professionals , as well as to home helpers and firefighters, when they are over 50 years old or have serious risk factors for Covid-19.
The fifty doses arrived the day before and were placed in the refrigerator where they can be kept for five days.
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