During a visit to a college in Charente this Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, announced the generalization of vaccination once morest human papillomavirus (HPV) infections for all students from 5e volunteers from next school year, free of charge.
Accompanied by Pap Ndiaye, Minister of National Education and Youth, and François Braun, Minister of Health and Prevention, Emmanuel Macron was on February 28 in a college in Charente to talk prevention from an early age.
After attending a vaccination booster operation and an awareness session on human papillomaviruses (HPV) with the students, the President of the Republic announced the generalization of vaccination once morest these infections for all pupils in 5evolunteers and with parental permission, from the start of the next school year.
This announcement comes in addition to the measures put in place since 2023 by François Braun to strengthen health prevention : appointments for prevention, expansion of STI screening without a prescription, free condoms for those under 26 in pharmacies, or even access to emergency contraception without a prescription for everyone.
Emmanuel Macron thus recalls his ambition for enhanced preventive medicine that is accessible to all.
Human papillomaviruses (HPV)very widespread (80% of people will be infected during their lifetime), are responsible for lesions that can lead to the development of cancer. Some of these viruses can in particular be the cause of cancer of the cervix.
Vaccination once morest HPV has been recommended since 2007 for girls aged 11 to 14, and recommended for boys since January 2021. But vaccination coverage remains low (respectively 37% and 9%) compared to the objective of 80% vaccination coverage among girls by 2023 set by the ten-year cancer control strategy.
Several countries, Sweden, Australia, United Kingdom, have already implemented vaccination once morest HPV in schools, leading to very good results, with coverage rates close to 80%.
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