your life, your opinion – Faced with the flu epidemic, some parents want to vaccinate their children while others are fiercely opposed to it
You will not have missed this, we are in the middle of a flu epidemic. To deal with this, 87 hospitals have triggered the white plan, which allows them to deprogram certain operations or recall staff from leave, the Ministry of Health announced last Friday.
If multiple factors help to explain the explosion of cases, the low vaccination rate is singled out. In France, it is automatically offered (and reimbursed) to elderly people and those at risk. But in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, it is children who are the subject of a massive vaccination campaign.
An optional but recommended vaccine
In France, 11 vaccines are compulsory for children, but the flu vaccine is not one of them. However, it can be offered to children aged 2 to 17 without comorbidities and has been covered at 65% by Health Insurance since 2023. Although it is optional, the High Authority for Health recommends it for the youngest, in order to “limit serious cases” and “contain the epidemic”.
An opinion shared by Eloïse, 34, who gets vaccinated against the flu every year because of her asthma and her overweight. Pregnant with her first child, she is clear: “I will not hesitate to get vaccinated(…) Read more on 20minutes
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