Will the health pass be withdrawn from eligible people who have not received a third dose of the anti-covid vaccine? Asked about the subject this Thursday morning, the Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, indicated that it was an option under study.
“It is something that we are looking at but it is not decided today”, she thus affirmed at the microphone of Europe 1. “We know that immunity drops sharply after six months, so we absolutely have to do this third dose,” she insisted.
As a reminder, this vaccine booster was put in place from the 1er September for people at risk, in particular those aged 65 and over, residents of nursing homes, immunocompromised people or even those who have been vaccinated with the Janssen monodose serum.
On October 4, the European Medicines Agency approved the administration of a third dose of Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine for all adults over 18, leaving the choice to each nation to decide on its own vaccination schedule. .
The 3rd dose under debate
The French health authorities have not yet decided to extend the recall campaign to the entire population, but the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) has, on the other hand, recommended extending it to all health professionals who take care of it. responsibility for vulnerable people.
Despite the decline in the pandemic in recent weeks, the government also wants to keep the health pass at a minimum until November 15. A bill was also presented on Wednesday in the Council of Ministers to allow the government to extend it beyond this date if necessary.