The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 and that against the papillomavirus (HPV) begins this Monday, October 2 in France.
- This Monday, October 2, two vaccination campaigns begin: that against Covid-19 and that against the papillomavirus (HPV).
- In France, 6,400 cancers each year are attributable to HPV.
- Since the start of the epidemic three years ago, Covid-19 has caused the death of at least 167,985 people in France.
This Monday, October 2, two vaccination campaigns begin in France: that against Covid-19 and that against the papillomavirus (HPV).
The HPV vaccination campaign
The HPV vaccination campaign only concerns young people in 5th grade. Doctors will travel to the colleges and carry out the two injections with the agreement of both parents.
“It is estimated that the French have an 80% chance of encountering HPV during their lifetime.
A new article recently published in The Lancet Global Health also found that 21% of men over the age of 15 carry some type of HPV. In women, the frequency of carriage of oncogenic HPV is 14.32% and decreases with age (19.4% between 25 and 29 years and 8% after 60 years). Doctor Emmanuel Ricard, spokesperson for the League Against Cancer, recently explained to Why Doctor.
Thus, in France, 6,400 annual cancers are attributable to HPV. This represents almost 2% of incident cancers (3,000 of them concern cervical cancer, 1,500 concern the ENT sphere and 1,500 concern anal cancers, the rest being distributed between vulvar cancers). , vagina and penis).
The vaccination campaign against covid-19
Concerning the vaccination campaign against Covid-19, “iIt is important to remember that vaccination remains possible and free for all people who wish it., insisted the Ministry of Health in a press release published in mid-September. She will mainly target those over 65, fragile individuals with comorbidities, pregnant women, nursing home residents or even people in contact with susceptible people.
Initially scheduled for October 17, the vaccination campaign was brought forward by two weeks to stem the resumption of the epidemic. According to recent data published by the Sentinelles network, the incidence rate of Covid-19 cases presenting signs of respiratory problems and seen in general medicine consultations rose to 95 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the week of 18 to 24 September 2023, thus generating 62,905 new cases in one week.
Since the start of the epidemic three years ago, Covid-19 has caused the death of at least 167,985 people in France.
