Faced with the flu, they are lacking in vaccines?

Posted: 6:32 pm by Dolorès Charles

In Vannes, in Antoine Rousseau’s pharmacy, there are only a few doses of influenza vaccines in reserve. “”I looked at this morning again, and we must have three or four. This happens to the drop account. We no longer have the hand and the last doses it was troubleshooting – European doses but we do not have stocks, it is a bit problematic.

Orders are planned one year in advance

We had a lot of requests precisely when we had no doses and suddenly, a lot of aggressiveness on the part of the people. Basically, we do not know how to manage our businesses and our stocks. You should know that in fact the order of vaccines for next winter will be done within a few weeks. Orders are planned one year in advance, they bet on a certain quantity and after, the production channels cannot revive like that! It is not by snapping your fingers that we leave to make medicines. “

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Antoine Rousseau has received a few additional doses, doses whose packaging has Spanish inscriptions: these are vaccines initially intended abroad, and redirect to the French market by the Sanofi laboratory. But these doses should not be enough to meet demand. A sometimes pressing request, and the profile of late candidates for the vaccine remains a little surprising. “”These people should have been vaccinated well before and did not do so, this is the case with the elderly, Assures Antoine Rousseau.

Every year we were doing 10 to 20 % less vaccines …

The problem is that in October and November, we had very few people to be vaccinated … less than the years before. Panic movement today, because people want to be vaccinated now! Each year we were doing 10 to 20 % less vaccines, so when you order a year before, you control less. You are not going to have stock to throw … If everyone at risk, who have a vaccine voucher were vaccinated every year, we would not have this stock problem! “

Many pharmacies have opened expectations of expectations, and recall the candidates for the vaccine according to the doses delivered. Furthermore, these pharmacists would like the State to be able to constitute in the future a buffer stock of anti-grips vaccines to cope …

More than 10 million French people are vaccinated

In France, the peak not yet reached, you can still be vaccinated according to Dr. Thierry Le Guen, of the Regional Health Agency of the Pays de la Loire, especially since the flu is still killing. There is excess mortality this year, compared to previous years.

“There is still time because there is a delay Before immunity takes shape. It takes a fortnight, but nevertheless, from the moment we are not at the peak, there is every interest in being vaccinated … There are some pharmacies that lack vaccines but overall, the situation is rather “controlled”, that is to say that we still have vaccines available at the national level. A reminder is underway at the level of foreign countries … “ According to Dr. Le Guen, more than 10 million French people are vaccinated against flu.

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The vaccination campaign was extended until the end of February.

In the meantime, don’t forget the still effective barriers, when you want to avoid being contaminated!