January 30, 2017.
According to an Odoxa survey carried out for Le Figaro, France Inter and the Mutuelle Nationale des Hospitaliers (MNH), 77% of French people say they are opposed to compulsory influenza vaccination.
The compulsory flu vaccine divides the French
The flu epidemic continues to spread across the country. To protect the weakest, health authorities recommend the vaccine. But should this vaccine be compulsory for everyone? This is the question asked by the Odoxa polling institute to more than 1,000 people on the Internet. And according to this survey, theThe French would be in great majority (77%) opposed to this generalization of the vaccine.
But should we force the elderly, pregnant women or patients with chronic diseases to be vaccinated? On this question, the people questioned are much more divided. Only one in two French people (52%) supports this measure. According to Health Insurance, last year, only one in two people aged 65 and over had had a flu shot.
Will healthcare workers soon have to be vaccinated against the flu?
On the other hand, when we ask the French about the generalization of the flu vaccine among healthcare professionals, 61% think it would be a good idea. This obligation is currently “ highly recommended “By the health authorities and she” could be made compulsory in the event of an influenza pandemic “. According to the French public health agency, during the winter of 2014-2015, only 33.2% of nurses were vaccinated.
In this survey, we also learn thatone in ten French people say they have been personally affected by the flu in recent weeks, 9% of those questioned said that a loved one in their household had been affected and 30% said they knew people in their entourage who had recently been affected by the flu. 1 in 2 French people have therefore been confronted with the epidemic this winter.
Marine Rondot
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