This Friday, in the regions of Conakry and Kindia, the vaccination of young people aged 12 to 17 against Covid-19 began. Until January 21, health teams will visit schools in particular. Objective: Achieve full immunization of at least 85% of adolescents in these regions by the end of February.
With our correspondent in Conakry, Matthias raynal
This is the first time that a vaccination campaign specifically targets young people in Guinea, the country which is experiencing an explosion of contaminations. Analyzes revealed at the end of December that the Omicron variant was circulating in Conakry.
There is an atmosphere of kermes at the Mohamed Lamine Sidibé school, in the suburbs of the capital. ” You are all going to be vaccinated, one by one, do not hurry, slowly! », Says the director general of the Mamadou Bah school, who tries to calm a little the excitement of the children who discover mass vaccination.
” We raise awareness every morning before class and the students have managed to convince their parents to accept this vaccine as you can see. People used to run away, but not anymore. The message has passed through the families and everything is going very well », He assures us.
It is Aïssatou Diallo who takes care of the injection. She is a nurse. ” Today, the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly across the country. The increase in the number of cases of contamination is enormous. We can have up to 400 cases per day », She testifies.
A 12-year-old girl has just received her first dose. ” I am happy because the vaccination protects me against the coronavirus, I have waited impatiently. ”
The Pfizer vaccine is used. And despite the scorching sun of the dry season, it must be kept at a low temperature. ” It is very well preserved, at 20 degrees, in coolers », Says Mamadou Alpha Barry, recording agent. With his team, they vaccinated around 250 students on Saturday.