2023-09-22 11:00:22
Par Île de France editorial team
Published on 22 Sep 23 at 1:00 p.m. See my news Follow News Paris Vaccination coverage once morest papillomavirus infections is far from the objectives (©Illustration/AdobeStock)
We will have to speed up. Since the start of the 2023 school year, a vaccination campaign once morest human papillomavirus infections (HPV) is implemented in colleges in Île-de-France. This vaccination will be offered free of charge to all 5th grade students., aged 11 to 14 in all public middle schools, as well as private schools under voluntary contracts. The Île-de-France Regional Health Agency is mobilizing with the three Ile-de-France rectorates (Créteil, Paris Versailles) and Health Insurance to prepare this campaign which concerns more than 1,200 schools, attended by 150 000 5th grade students.
Vaccination coverage well below objectives
Because the account is not there according to the ARS. In the Île-de-France region, as of December 31, 2022, vaccination coverage was 39.9% for one dose in 15-year-old girls and 33.6% for 2 doses in 16-year-old girls. Vaccination coverage among boys is 11.4% for one dose in 15-year-old boys. “There remains room for progress to achieve the vaccination coverage objective, set at 80% by 2030, by the ten-year strategy to combat cancer 2021-2030,” indicates the ARS in a press release.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are one of the three most common sexually transmitted infections in the general population. These viruses can infect the genital mucous membranes, as well as other parts of the body, such as the mouth and throat.
Certain “high-risk” infections
In the majority of cases, the asymptomatic infection is eliminated spontaneously by the body. But in around 10% of cases it persists and can cause different types of precancerous lesions then develop, 10 to 20 years later, into cancers.
It is estimated that there are more than 200 types of HPV, some of which, called “high risk”, are responsible for cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus and the throat.
The vaccination schedule
– For young girls and boys aged 11 to 14, vaccination takes place in 2 injections spaced 6 to 13 months apart
– For girls and boys aged 15 to 19, 3 injections are necessary. The 2nd injection takes place 2 months following the 1st and the 3rd is given 6 months following the 1st.
– For men who have sex with men, up to the age of 26: 3 doses are administered. The 2nd dose takes place 2 months following the 1st and the 3rd dose takes place 6 months following the 1st.
“Out of 5 unvaccinated people (men and women combined), 4 will be infected at some point in their lives,” predicts the ARS.
The majority of infections occur at the start of sexual activity (between 15 and 25 years of age).
Each year in France, 6,400 cancers are due to HPV, including 2,900 cervical cancers. 30,000 precancerous lesions are also detected.
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