A few days before the entry into force of the eleven compulsory vaccines for children, a doctor has just been struck off for having failed in his obligation to vaccinate a girl against diphtheria, tetanus and polio. The Council of State confirmed the doctor’s radiation general practitioner-osteopath not only for not having administered the obligatory injections of Pentavac (obligatory vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and polio) but also for having lied about the girl’s health record. The practitioner had indicated that he had made four successive injections of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and polio.
If the facts date back to 2012, the legal proceedings initiated by the father of the girl lasted several years, specifies France Bleu. Although mentioned in the health record, the dad, separated from little Eve’s mother, doubts that the vaccination took place on the baby, because his ex-partner is a member of a fierce religious community in the vaccination. It is after having obtained custody of his daughter that he has the clear heart by having serological tests carried out. These validate the absence of antibodies in Eve’s body, proof of non-compliance with the vaccination.
Removed from the Order of Physicians in 2016
The case then takes a judicial turn when the father files a complaint against the doctor before the disciplinary chamber of the Order of Physicians. The latter agrees and strikes off the general practitioner. The doctor’s ban on practice was confirmed on appeal in 2016. The practitioner then appealed to the Supreme Court. The decision of the Council of State closes the judicial chapter by deciding to confirm the radiation on December 22.
Vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus and polio are compulsory. From January 1, 2018, the scope of compulsory vaccination expands to eleven vaccines for childrenborn after January 1, 2018 (whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae B (responsible for meningitis), pneumococcus, meningococcus C).
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