COVID-19 vaccine: What are the rules? - You are already vaccinated

Verified 15 avril 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

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General case

It is recommended to receive 2 doses for a complete initial vaccination course and then from 12 years onwards to receive a booster dose from 3 months after completion of the initial vaccination course to enhance protection.

In addition, it is strongly recommended that people who are very vulnerable or exposed to COVID-19 receive a regular booster to maintain their protection against this virus and limit severe illness.

Child from 6 months to 11 years

For children 5 to 11 years of ageHowever, vaccination schedules have been simplified:

  • Regardless of the patient’s vaccination history, posology now consists of a single dose of vaccine
  • The concepts of primary immunization and booster vaccination are therefore no longer relevant for this age group

COVID-19 vaccination is open to children 6 months to 4 years of age at risk of severe disease, or living in the vicinity of immunocompromised person.

For those who have already been vaccinated or have been infected, a single dose is sufficient.

For the others, the 1era the vaccine is then given in 3 doses, separated by:

  • 21 days for the first two
  • And 8 weeks between the 2nd and 3rd.

To find out if you are affected by the annual dose and where to do it, you can consult the ministry of health page on this issue.

The annual dose is highly recommended people most at risk of severe disease, including the following:

  • Person aged 65 and over 
  • Immunocompromised people (people whose immune system is not functioning well and who are therefore more susceptible to infections)
  • Pregnant woman 
  • Resident in a residential care facility for dependent older adults (Ehpad) and a long-term care unit (LTU) 
  • Person at very high risk of severe illness based on each individual medical situation and in a decision shared with health care teams 
  • Person living in close contact or in regular contact with immunocompromised or vulnerable people, including health and medical professionals
  • People (from 6 months of age) with comorbidities who are at higher risk of severe disease.

Example :

Complicated high blood pressure, heart, blood vessel, liver, kidney, lung problems, diabetes, obesity, cancers, transplant recipients, people with psychiatric disorders or dementia

If you are not concerned by the target audience of this campaign, you can receive a free booster dose if you wish.

FYI  

Vaccination is managed at 100% for all.

Renewal in spring 2024 aims to protect those most at risk of developing severe disease.

These are:

  • People aged 80 and over 
  • Immunocompromised patients of all ages 
  • Residents of residential care facilities for dependent older people (EHPAD) and long-term care units (LTUs), regardless of age 
  • Any person identified as at very high risk of developing a severe form of the disease by the health care team in relation to his medical situation

This renewal takes place on April 15 to June 16, 2024.

The time between 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine or between a COVID-19 infection and one dose of vaccine is 6 months.

This period is reduced to 3 months from the last injection or infection, regardless of age, for people in either of these situations:

  • Aged 80 and over
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  • Immunocompromised (people whose immune system is not working well and who are therefore more susceptible to infections)

A simulator is used to find a vaccination site:

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