2023-04-17 10:20:27
The Ministry of Health and Prevention has just published the 2023 vaccination schedule.
The main novelties relate to rotavirus infections and influenza.
The vaccination policy is drawn up by the Minister responsible for health, who sets the conditions for immunization, sets out the necessary recommendations and makes the vaccination schedule public following consulting the High Authority for Health (HAS).
The vaccination schedule sets the vaccinations applicable to people residing in France according to their age, issues “general” vaccination recommendations and “specific” vaccination recommendations specific to special conditions (increased risk of complications, exposure or transmission ) or occupational exposures.
NB: This schedule finalized in March 2023 does not take into account the recommendations that may be issued later.
Source: Ministry website sante.gouv.fr
Key points on the novelties of the 2023 vaccination calendar
- Vaccination once morest Rotaviruses is now recommended for all infants, according to a two-dose vaccination schedule (at 2 and 3 months of life) for the Rotarix® vaccine and three doses (at 2, 3 and 4 months of life ) for the RotaTeq® vaccine. Strict compliance with this vaccination schedule is essential in order to ensure the completeness of the vaccination schedule before the age limit (6 months for Rotarix® and 8 months for RotaTeq®).
- Annual vaccination once morest seasonal influenza can be offered to children without comorbidities aged 2 to 17 years old. The Haute Autorité de Santé recommends preferential use of the vaccine administered intranasally. In case of unavailability of the intranasal vaccine, other influenza vaccines which have a marketing authorization in children can be used.
- The MenQuadfi® vaccine completes the offer of vaccination once morest invasive meningococcal infections of serogroups A, C, W, Y.
- The Social Security financing law for 2023 extended the skills of pharmacists, nurses and midwives in terms of prescribing and administering vaccines. The conditions for applying these new skills (training, traceability, etc.), as well as the list of vaccines and the target audience for each of these health professions will be specified by regulatory texts which will be published later this year. 2023.
Vaccination recommendations concerning invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcal infections are likely to be modified depending on the evolution of the number of cases. In addition, the recommendations relating to the vaccination of immunocompromised people will be updated during the year 2023.
Professionals are invited to regularly consult the website of the Ministry of Health on which the dated version is published.
Finally, since 2022, the electronic vaccination record has been included in the digital health space ” My health space “. It allows professionals and users to provide information on the vaccinations carried out and to know the next vaccinations planned according to age.
Remember that the European Vaccination Week 2023 edition will be held from April 24 to 30, 2023.
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