Useful information: certificates for traveling to and from work, discussion workshops exploring the question of meaning in work, vaccination, returning from abroad

• Extension of certificates for traveling to and from work

Since March 20, in relation with the lockdown, the curfew and restrictions on travel between regions, staff whose roles require them to be on campus have been provided with a certificate for traveling to and from work, valid until today, Friday April 30.

Certificates will be automatically extended until May 31, 2021 for all staff who already have a certificate. Staff whose situation may have changed and who need to come to campus during this short period can request a certificate by filling in the questionnaire here.

 

• Support for Institut Pasteur staff: discussion workshops exploring the question of meaning in work

Since November, a number of support and personal development initiatives have been introduced to help all staff cope with the current circumstances as best as possible.  
 
The Institut Pasteur has developed a partnership with the French National Conservatory of Arts and Trades (CNAM) to help guide you through these changes, which are affecting your professional lives and routines. The Department of Scientific Affairs and the Human Resources Department are running a series of workshops exploring the question of meaning in work, to give you the opportunity to share your thoughts on this topic and talk to others.
 
These remote workshops, open to all, are composed of three two-hour modules (in French). They will take place on May 25, June 1 and June 8 from 2 to 4pm.
 
Find out more and register
 

• Update on applicable measures for vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine

In its opinion of April 9, the French National Authority for Health (HAS) recommended the introduction of a new vaccine strategy:

People under the age of 55 who have received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine:
- will not receive a second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine 12 weeks after the first dose;
- will be given a dose of mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) 12 weeks after their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

People in this situation who received their first AstraZeneca dose at the Occupational Health Department will be invited to receive their second dose 12 weeks later by the Institut Pasteur Medical Center.

People aged 55 and over who have received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine:

A period of 12 weeks must be allowed between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, as recommended by the HAS in its opinion of March 1, 2021.
People in this situation who received their first AstraZeneca dose at the Occupational Health Department will have their second dose 12 weeks later, on the date already planned and noted on Doctolib.
Please note: employees aged over 55 without underlying health conditions are now eligible for general vaccination. They should contact their family physician or pharmacist.

Reminder: People with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection only need a single vaccine dose (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or AstraZeneca), which should be administered more than 3 months and preferably around 6 months after infection.

 

• Institut Pasteur employees, OREX staff, students and interns: recommendations for anyone arriving from abroad

Anyone arriving from abroad, whether Institut Pasteur or OREX staff or people working at the Institut Pasteur on a temporary basis (fixed-term staff or interns), must comply with the following recommendations from the French Foreign Ministry:

-    People returning from a country outside the European area* must self-isolate for seven days upon arrival in France, then take a second virological screening test (RT-PCR) at the end of the seven-day period, as indicated on the Foreign Ministry website.

-    People returning from a country in the European area* only need a PCR test.

More information here

*European area: European Union, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Vatican City and Switzerland