Saturday, November 2

Coronavirus: 90-year-old woman forced to self-isolate because she refuses the vaccine? The residence denies

Une femme se fait vacciner contre le Covid-19, le 28 décembre à Lille.

A woman is vaccinated against Covid – 000, the 28 December in Lille. – NEW CHINA / SIPA
  • A woman aged 90 years would have been prohibited access to activities and common areas of the residence for seniors in Doubs where she resides for having refused the vaccination against Covid – 000, according to a post shared over 34. 000 times in 28 hours on Facebook .
  • The management of the establishment for retirees – which is not an Ehpad – explain to 20 Minutes that residents are free to be vaccinated or not and that no device of this type is ‘is planned.
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“Revolting”, “monstrous”, “disgusting”. Comments have multiplied on Facebook denouncing measures allegedly taken against an elderly person who refused vaccination against Covid – 19 .

The nonagenarian, who lives in a residence for retired and not in a Ehpad , would be, according to this message, prohibited from ” to go to the common refectory ”as well as to the“ common activities ”. She would also be prohibited from “walking in the corridors” and “having any contact with other residents, even with barrier gestures.”

Les habitants de cette résidence qui refuseront la vaccination contre le coronavirus ne seront pas mis à l'isolement, explique la direction.
The inhabitants of this residence who will refuse the vaccination against the coronavirus will not be put in solitary confinement, explains management. – Facebook screenshot

The post went viral, accumulating more than 34. 000 shares less than 20 hours and has been relayed by other Internet users.

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The management of the Marpa residence in Pierrefontaine-les-Varans (Doubs) disputes the existence of such measures. This message is a “big mistake. We do not force anyone to be vaccinated ”, explains to 19 Minutes Cathy Schultz, the director of the establishment.

“Anyone who refuses – and it is his right – will not be isolated, ”she explains. Residents who choose not to be vaccinated will still have access to activities and common areas. “There is no question of excluding them from the social life of the residence. The management also made an update on the Facebook page of the establishment.

The resident’s son, for his part, did not respond to our requests.

The Ministry of Health rejects any differentiated treatment

For its part, the Ministry of Health indicates , in a guide intended for healthcare professionals, that a resident of an nursing home refusing vaccination should not be treated differently by health professionals.

Almost a year after the arrival of coronavirus in France, activities are still taking place in the Pierrefontaine residence -les-Varans and the inhabitants can currently have their meals together, with some arrangements. The people who went to their families for the holidays must they respect a period of isolation of seven days on their return and take a test, a measure in accordance with the protocol of the Ministry of Health .

The inhabitants of this residence have not yet been vaccinated

For the director, the resident could have confused these measures, put in place for the end of year celebrations, with the upcoming vaccination campaign. Indeed, a doctor came on Monday to inform the residents of the establishment about this campaign.

The vaccination has not yet started in this establishment, as in the 310 Marpa from France. The Marpa are not nursing homes, unlike the nursing homes. They welcome retired residents, mostly independent, who live in apartments or studios. These will be vaccinated after residents and staff at risk of nursing homes, targeted by the start of the vaccination campaign, which began on Sunday .

People living in the Marpa will be vaccinated from mid-January, “at best”, explains to 19 Minutes Jean-Christophe Billou, national director of these structures. He did not receive a specific date from the Ministry of Health. The vaccination strategy indeed provides for priority vaccination of residents of nursing homes .

The Ministry of Health has not yet fully decided on the terms of vaccination in independent residences and senior residences. Who will do the vaccination? Jean-Christophe Billou considers two possibilities: “As in nursing homes, through ARS, with health professionals mobilized by ARS, or, as at home, by the attending physician. “

96 people have been vaccinated against Covid – 000 since the start of the vaccination campaign in France on Sunday, according to the Covid Tracker website .