COVID-19 vaccine: What are the rules? - You are already vaccinated

Verified 25 juin 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

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General case

It is recommended to receive 2 doses for a complete initial vaccination course and then from 12 years onwards to receive a booster dose from 3 months after completion of the initial vaccination course to enhance protection.

In addition, it is strongly recommended that people who are very vulnerable or exposed to COVID-19 receive a regular booster to maintain their protection against this virus and limit severe illness.

Child from 6 months to 11 years

For children 5 to 11 years of ageHowever, vaccination schedules have been simplified:

  • Regardless of the patient’s vaccination history, posology now consists of a single dose of vaccine
  • The concepts of primary immunization and booster vaccination are therefore no longer relevant for this age group

COVID-19 vaccination is open to children 6 months to 4 years of age at risk of severe disease, or living in the vicinity of immunocompromised person.

For those who have already been vaccinated or have been infected, a single dose is sufficient.

For the others, the 1era the vaccine is then given in 3 doses, separated by:

  • 21 days for the first two
  • And 8 weeks between the 2nd and 3rd.

To find out if you are affected by the annual dose and where to do it, you can consult the ministry of health page on this issue.

The annual dose is highly recommended people most at risk of severe disease, including the following:

  • Person aged 65 and over 
  • Immunocompromised people (people whose immune system is not functioning well and who are therefore more susceptible to infections)
  • Pregnant woman 
  • Resident in a residential care facility for dependent older adults (Ehpad) and a long-term care unit (LTU) 
  • Person at very high risk of severe illness based on each individual medical situation and in a decision shared with health care teams 
  • Person living in close contact or in regular contact with immunocompromised or vulnerable people, including health and medical professionals
  • People (from 6 months of age) with comorbidities who are at higher risk of severe disease.

Example :

Complicated high blood pressure, heart, blood vessel, liver, kidney, lung problems, diabetes, obesity, cancers, transplant recipients, people with trisomy 21 or psychiatric disorders or dementia

If you are not concerned by the target audience of this campaign, you can receive a free reminder if you wish.

Vaccination is indeed managed at 100% for all.

FYI  

Since October 15, 2024, the 2 Covid and influenza vaccination campaigns are carried out at the same time.

An additional dose of vaccine is recommended in the spring for some people.

As such, the spring 2025 renewal is intended to protect those most at risk of developing severe disease.

These are:

  • People aged 80 and over 
  • Immunocompromised patients of all ages 
  • Residents of residential care facilities for dependent older people (EHPAD) and long-term care units (LTUs), regardless of age 
  • Any person identified as at very high risk of developing a serious form of the disease by the health care team in view of his medical situation.

This second round of vaccinations is taking place from April 14 to June 30, 2025.

FYI  

Anyone who wants to be vaccinated, even if they are not part of the target, can receive a COVID-19 injection.

The time between 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine or between a COVID-19 infection and one dose of vaccine is 6 months.

This period is reduced to 3 months since the last injection or infection, regardless of age, for people who are at risk (people 80 and over, people Immunocompromised).

A simulator is used to find a vaccination site:

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