In practice
The vaccination campaign once morest seasonal influenza has been launched for four weeks now and was until then reserved for the population targeted by the vaccination recommendations.
Since November 15, authorized pharmacists can dispense and administer vaccines once morest seasonal influenza to adults not targeted by the vaccination recommendations without a medical prescription, with the exception of those with a history of severe allergic reaction to ovalbumin or to a previous vaccination.
Note that influenza vaccines are only covered by health insurance for people targeted by the recommendations.
This opening of vaccination to all should in particular make it possible, through a ripple effect, to obtain the support of the people targeted by the recommendations who have not yet been vaccinated, which remains a public health priority.
The first monitoring data from the flu campaign show a significant margin of progress to protect people at risk: as of November 9, 3.9 million flu vaccines were reimbursed by the Health Insurance once morest 5 million last year at the same period of the campaign.
Also, the ministry calls on health professionals – including pharmacists – to mobilize around this vaccination and also invites them to be vaccinated; This responds to a strong challenge of individual and collective protection.
Flu and Covid-19
As a reminder, co-vaccination once morest Covid-19 and once morest influenza must be encouraged. The two injections can be performed on the same day, at two separate injection sites. If the two vaccines are not administered at the same time, there is no time limit between the two vaccinations.
Exceptional provisions maintained in the fight once morest Covid 19
Alongside pharmacists trained in influenza vaccination under common law, other pharmacists, assistants and pharmacy students may, by way of derogation, administer these vaccines under certain conditions.
To consult : Exceptional regulations for seasonal flu vaccination in pharmacies and mutual insurance and mining relief pharmacies
General context
The epidemiology of “winter” viruses seems complex and unusual this year as evidenced by the current bronchiolitis epidemic, the flu situation in the United States and the transition to the pre-epidemic flu phase in Brittany the week of 31 October, i.e. 4 weeks earlier than in previous years. Indeed, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the epidemiology of influenza viruses and population immunity, and the occurrence of epidemics at unusual and sometimes earlier periods has been observed in several countries of the Southern hemisphere.
Learn more
> Questions answers
on seasonal flu from the Ministry of Health and Prevention
> Vaccination at the pharmacy (common law)
you know FAQ
(ONP)
> FAQ Officine COVID
Influenza vaccination section (COVID derogations) (ONP)
> Campaign tools made available by CESPHARM:
- a video, available in landscape format
et portrait
, - a attach
informing the target audience that they can be vaccinated by a pharmacist, - and memo
summarizing the terms of the campaign, intended for pharmacists. - a check-list
to determine a person’s eligibility for influenza vaccination by the community pharmacist
