In an information note of August 7, 2024, the Ministry of Health details the modalities of the 2024-2025 vaccination campaign against seasonal flu coupled with vaccination against Covid-19 for target populations at risk. It begins on October 15, 2024 in mainland France, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana; it has already started on September 10, 2024 in Mayotte.
Who is affected by the flu vaccination?
The people targeted by the flu vaccination campaign are:
- people aged 65 and over;
- people under 65, including children aged 6 months and over, suffering from certain chronic illnesses;
- pregnant women;
- people suffering from obesity;
- people staying in a follow-up care establishment or in a medico-social accommodation establishment whatever their age.
Consult the list of people for whom vaccination is recommended appearing in the vaccination schedule (pages 11 and 16) published by the Ministry of Health and Prevention.
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If you are an employee and vaccination is recommended for your professional activity, vaccination is organized by your employer.
Practical conditions for influenza vaccination according to profiles
The vaccine is 100% covered for populations at risk. Letters are sent to the people concerned with a flu vaccination voucher allowing the free delivery of the vaccine.
Several cases can arise:
- You are over 11 years old and eligible for vaccination. You benefit from a simplified procedure and receive a voucher at your home to collect your vaccine directly from the pharmacist, upon presentation of this voucher and your Vitale card. You can be vaccinated by the professional of your choice: doctor, midwife, nurse or pharmacist.
- You are under 11 years old. You must have a prior medical prescription for your child to collect their vaccine from the pharmacy and to have them vaccinated by a nurse. This prescription is written directly by the doctor or midwife on the care voucher sent by Health Insurance or printed by the healthcare professional. Vaccination can be carried out by a doctor, a midwife or a nurse (on medical prescription), but not by a pharmacist.
- You have children aged 6 months to 17 years with a chronic illness presenting a risk of developing a serious form of the flu. You will receive a health insurance voucher. The vaccine is 100% covered.
- You have children aged 2 to 17 without chronic illness (without comorbidities). Vaccination by the healthcare professional who follows your child may be offered. The vaccine is 65% covered by Health Insurance. You do not receive a health insurance voucher. The professional who offers vaccination prints a specific care voucher. You collect the vaccine at the pharmacy upon presentation of this voucher and the Vitale card.
It is advisable to carry out vaccination before the active circulation of influenza viruses. After vaccination, the body needs 2 weeks to form the necessary antibodies.
To note
According to the recommendations of the High Authority for Health (HAS), vaccination against Covid-19 is recommended every year in the fall for people at risk of serious illnessbased on the model of the flu vaccination campaign.
The time limit to be respected after the last vaccine injection or the last Covid-19 infection is a minimum of 6 months, regardless of the person’s situation.
This period is reduced to 3 months for immunocompromised people and people aged 80 and over.
