Until now, midwives only had the right to vaccinate pregnant women and newborns as well as their immediate surroundings. But thanks to a decree published in Official newspaper this Thursday, August 18, 2022, midwives will be able to administer (almost) all the vaccines provided for in the vaccination schedule to (almost) all children.
In detail, it will now be possible to contact a midwife to have your child vaccinated against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, whooping cough, human papillomaviruses, invasive pneumococcal infections, hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, meningococci A, B, C, Y and W, rubella, measles, mumps, chickenpox, yellow fever, invasive Haemophilus Influenzae infections type B, rabies and seasonal flu.
Getting a flu shot from your midwife is also possible
One exception all the same: as the Official Journal specifies, midwives will still not be able to administer live attenuated vaccines (such as the MMR vaccine, for example) to immunocompromised minors (who suffer from genetic diseases, cancer, severe kidney or liver damage…).
Also note: midwives can also administer the seasonal flu vaccine to all women, “including those not targeted by current vaccination recommendations“.
This measure (which will certainly make life easier for parents!) echoes the recommendations given at the end of June 2022 by the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), which came out in favor of extending the vaccination prerogatives of midwives.
