In the southern city of Nice, 320 staff members of the University Hospital were suspended on Wednesday and another 100 continue to review their condition, the facility’s media relations officer told CNN , Isabelle Battarel.
A dozen resignations have been handed out by health workers over the policy, but Veran said there has been “no chaos” stemming from the exits.
On July 12, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that all health care workers, including hospital workers, nursing homes and the elderly and home care nurses, should be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. or the risk of suspension or dismissal from 15 September.
There are about 2.7 million health workers in the country.
Macron’s move was part of a broad set of measures to encourage vaccinations after the puncture rate dropped during the summer.
Since August, any adult who does not have a “health pass” that proves their vaccination status or has a recent negative test cannot enter bars and cafes or travel long distances by train.
Most of the health workers suspended so far are support staff, Veran said, adding that “a large portion of the suspensions are only temporary.”
“Many of them decided to get vaccinated, seeing the obligation as a reality,” he said.
Veran added that the most important thing is that “all people in contact with fragile or elderly French people should be vaccinated from now on.”
The incidence of coronavirus for seven days in the country fell below 100 positive cases per 100,000 people on Wednesday for the first time since July 18, according to data from public health agencies.