16 learned societies propose to extend the vaccination obligation to currently recommended strains. This would bring the number of compulsory vaccines from 3 to 9.
Pediatricians, midwives, infectious disease specialists or even geriatricians have just signed a communicated common in favor of an extension of the vaccination obligation. On February 8, the Council of State gave its opinion concerning the availability of DT-Polio. He urges the Ministry of Health to make this vaccine available, which contains the only mandatory vaccine strains. All within six months. Today vaccines are only available on the market for the three obligatory diseases, but also for others are only recommended.
A second way
Sixteen learned societies and three medical unions which sign a press release offer an alternative to the decision of the Council of State. If they recognize the merits of the conclusions of the administrative order, they fear a questioning of other vaccinations, which are only recommended. “The entire scientific community considers these six vaccines all equally essential,” they write.
Health professionals are therefore opening up a second avenue for the Ministry of Health: extending the vaccination obligation. “The opinion of the Council of State suggests that the extension of vaccine obligations would make it possible to align the law with health needs and to respond to current constraints”, they develop. The conclusion of the supreme jurisdiction is indeed a way out.
Pick up the pace
Expanding the number of compulsory vaccines is also the conclusion of the Citizen’s Dialogue on vaccination. With one nuance: the Fischer-Rambaud report suggests that this measure be temporary and followed by a lifting of the vaccination obligation. On this point, opinions differ. The learned societies estimate that it would be dangerous “because it could induce a drop of approximately 20% of the vaccination coverage. “
Still, all agree on one point: the government must take a position quickly. In a statement released earlier, the liberal doctors’ union, the CSMF, “asked the Minister of Health to assume her responsibilities” by urging her to step up the pace.
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