Covid-19. After the over 60s, will the second booster dose become widespread? – news.fr

By Martin Leduc Published on 13 Apr 22 at 18:56 Actu See my news Follow this media Will the second booster dose of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine be generalized to the entire population? (©L’Éclaireur de Châteaubriant)In mid-March, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the opening of the fourth dose (the second booster dose) of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine to those over 80 years old. In early April, it was the turn of Olivier Véran, Minister of Health, to announce that those over 60 could now receive a second booster dose. Will the government continue its momentum and open the fourth dose to all French people, regardless of their age? The HAS does not recommend it The vaccination pass is no longer compulsory since March 14. Thus, even if this fourth dose is possible, it will no longer be necessary to go to places of culture and other restaurants, bars, cafes… But all the same, the epidemic is not yet behind us. As of April 8, 2022, the incidence rate was still almost 1,400 cases per 100,000 population. A far cry from the 3,800 at the end of January, but much higher than the 547 at the start of March. In a note dated mid-March, the High Authority for Health (HAS) recommended the administration of a second booster dose, but only for those over 65, and not “in the general population”. into account the various available data and the still limited perspective on the decline in time of vaccine protection from a first booster, the uncertainties relating to the persistence of vaccine efficacy from a second booster, and the issues of acceptability by the population of successive and close booster campaigns, HAS considers that it is not relevant to currently recommend the administration of a second booster dose in the general population.The High Authority for HealthHASEDepending on the epidemic situationContacted by actu.fr this Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the HAS confirmed the words of March: “There will be no generalization for the moment”, adding “that documentation, in particular on this subject, would be released in the coming weeks. “. Videos: currently on ActuOn the side of the Directorate General of Health (DGS), also questioned by actu.fr, “it is not planned”. On the other hand, it insists on the fact that “a possible generalization of the second booster dose in the general population would obviously depend on the evolution of the epidemic situation, but also on the opinions of the scientific authorities (COSV, HAS) which could be rendered”. “The vaccine should be updated” According to Henri Agut, former director of the virology department of Pitié-Salpêtrière, contacted by actu.fr, “it would seem that immunity lasts a few months and only protects against serious forms” of the virus. So no effects on contamination. However, it is precisely that the level of contamination decreases so that the epidemic stops. Same observation for Doctor Rossi: “there would be a real interest in allowing everyone to benefit from another booster dose if it reduced contamination”. The infectious disease specialist who works at the Robert-Ballanger hospital, in Aulnay, recalls all the same that if the contaminations remain high, “it is mainly fragile people who are in the hospital. “For Henri Agut, “the vaccine should be updated, especially since at the time when it was created, there was no [le variant] Omicron. However, in the week of March 28, 2022, Omicron represented 99.9% of the contaminations on the territory, according to Public Health France. If we had a more efficient vaccine, and adapted to Omicron, then why not. As it stands, it’s not worth it. Benjamin Rossi Infectiologist at Robert-Ballanger Hospital, in Aulnay Clinical trials in this direction had been announced by Pfizer and Moderna. Patience, therefore. Was this article helpful to you? Note that you can follow Actu in the My Actu space. In one click, after registration, you will find all the news of your favorite cities and brands.