On the occasion of European Vaccination Week, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) wanted to take stock of the vaccination situation in the region. Yann Bubien, the director general of the PACA regional agency, underlines the paradox of regional figures: “ We are one of the regions with the lowest vaccination rate while the population is elderly and medical staff are important in the area. To improve vaccination coverage, verifications of the vaccination status will be made at the key stages of the life course, such as pregnancy monitoring, entered nursery, schooling, during medical consultations, or even to admissions to the hospital.
The evaluation of the vaccination situation was carried out on four age groups: infants, which have high vaccination covers for compulsory vaccines, but however have insufficient protection against measles and meningococcus B in the region. A new obligation to vaccinate infants up to the age of 2 has been added to the vaccination calendar against Acwy and B meningococcal. The vaccination of children and adolescents is increasing, especially for papillomavirus (HPV) in girls and boys, with a reduction in differences between the two sexes. To improve the coverage of these two diseases, colleges will organize vaccination campaigns against meningococci acwy, in addition to that against papillomavirus: ” educational communities all have their role in playing in vaccination “, Solves Marie-Laure Follot, the assistant to the secretary general of the academic region. To return to the initial observation: adults and people over 65 have very insufficient vaccination coverage. “” A better understanding of the brakes and levers will make it possible to find solutions to increase vaccination in the region Said Yann Bubien. Caregivers are also little vaccinated against flu, with 19% of professionals in health facilities and 20% in nursing homes. Internal communication campaigns will therefore be reinforced to promote the vaccination of staff. The International Vaccinations Center of the City of Marseille also wanted to raise awareness of this week of vaccination. He organized four meetings on various sites so that the inhabitants can interact with doctors on their vaccination status. And get vaccinated if necessary.
