The Ministry of Health has just published on its website the changes made to the vaccination schedule for the year 2023.
The website of the Ministry of Health published the new vaccination schedule for 2023 on Wednesday April 12. Several new features should be noted, such as the extension of vaccination against rotavirus to all infants.
The vaccination schedule is thus two doses (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.
The recommended flu vaccine for children 2 to 17 years old
Children without comorbidity aged 2 to 17 can benefit from the seasonal flu vaccine. The Haute Autorité de Santé recommends the use of the vaccine administered by the nasal route. If this is unavailable, other vaccines against flu have a marketing authorization in children, and can be used.
The MenQuadfi vaccine now completes the vaccination offer against invasive meningococcal infections of serogroups A, C, W, Y.
Pharmacists, nurses and midwives authorized to prescribe and vaccinate
Several changes are also to be noted on the side of practitioners. The following are now authorized to prescribe and administer vaccines: pharmacists, nurses and midwives. The reasons for these new authorizations will be revealed in 2023 by the Ministry of Health.
Vaccination recommendations concerning invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcal infections are also subject to change.
Other instructions, relating to the vaccination of immunocompromised people, will be revealed on the Public Health website, which professionals are invited to consult regularly.
Since 2022, professionals and users alike have been able to provide information on the vaccinations carried out in the electronic vaccination record included in “My health space”, and find out about the next vaccinations planned according to age.