Vaccines at the pharmacy are not open to everyone at this stage, as France is still prioritising certain groups. Pharmacies will be offering only the AstraZeneca vaccine meaning that over 75s – for whom the vaccine is not licensed in France – will have to continue to use vaccine centres which offer the Pfizer BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. Healthcare workers, emergency workers and domestic and home helps who work with vulnerable groups can access the vaccine via their employer. The health minister said vaccines would be opened up to the 50-74 group who do not have underlying illnesses by ‘mid April’. The exact booking procedure has so far not been released, but Castex specified that people do not need a prescription in order to access the pharmacy vaccine.

Source: The Local March 05, 2021 08:26 UTC