Vaccine sales fell 12% in units between 2008 and 2012. Especially for influenza and measles, according to data from IMS Health.
The flu epidemic is not over, but specialists are already wondering whether the trend of previous years has been confirmed. Between 2008 and 2012, sales of influenza vaccines fell 20% in units. 8 million boxes were delivered against 10 million previously.
If the flu is the tip of the iceberg, the anti-vaccine syndrome affects other pathologies. According to data communicated by IMS Health, sales of vaccines fell 12% in units between 2008 and 2012. The most significant drop concerns measles, with a drop of 40% in 2012. Rubella follows (- 33%) and meningitis (26%)
Yet in 2011, public health campaigns had encouraged parents to have children vaccinated properly and to observe the catch-up vaccination for adolescents and adults.
In a month, the public authorities should publish the new vaccination schedule. An opportunity to try to restore the confidence of the French for vaccination, plead doctors.
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