Covid-19: who can be vaccinated and with which vaccines? We summarize everything for you

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Following reports of cases of thrombosis in patients who have received the AstraZeneca vaccine, the High Authority for Health (HAS) has recommended that it be reserved for people over 55 years of age. Before this recommendation, nearly 500,000 people received a first dose of this Anglo-Swedish vaccine. But two doses are necessary to guarantee effective and lasting immunity against Covid-19. HAS therefore advised these people to complete their vaccination with the other Messenger RNA vaccines, Pfizer or Moderna, within 12 weeks after the first injection.

Also read: AstraZeneca vaccine: for their second dose, those under 55 will have a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine

Covid-19: what can be done vaccinate and with which vaccines? We summarize everything for you

Currently, anyone over the age of 70 can be vaccinated; people aged 50 to 69 considered “at risk” due to a pathology that could lead to a severe form of Covid-19 (list of pathologies), or suffering from at least one comorbidity (list of comorbidities at the bottom of the page) ; and people aged 18 to 49 who have a pathology at very high risk of severe forms of Covid-19.

This Sunday, April 11, Olivier Véran also announced that vaccination would be open in the country "to all those over 55, without conditions" from Monday thanks in particular to the arrival of the Johnson & ; Johnson, but also through the much-maligned AstraZeneca vaccine.

Professionals in the health and medico-social sector, and pregnant women from the second trimester of pregnancy can also be vaccinated (complete list of people concerned by vaccination).