Will going to the pharmacy instead of getting a shot become the norm? Anyway, it is an additional step in this direction that has just been taken. Indeed, in addition to flu and Covid vaccines, pharmacists can now administer 14 additional vaccines to people aged 16 and over. These are the vaccines recommended in the vaccination schedule against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, pertussis, papillomavirus or hepatitis A and B viruses.
On the other hand, unlike flu and coronavirus vaccines, which can be delivered and administered directly by a pharmacist, these 14 vaccines currently must be prescribed by a doctor. A provision that should only be transitional because the Social Security funding bill provides that pharmacists can prescribe certain vaccines.
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“This extension of vaccinations in pharmacies aims to expand vaccination coverage”, explains Bruno Malein, President of the Central Council of Pharmacists of the National Council of the Order of Pharmacists. The introduction of mandatory childhood vaccinations increased vaccination coverage rates for 11 relevant vaccines. However, these rates often remain low in adolescents and adults. If we take the example of papillomavirus, only 33% of teenage girls have been fully vaccinated. For hepatitis B, the vaccination rate after 15 years is about 40%…
Since the introduction of flu and especially Covid vaccinations, the French have become accustomed to pharmacists vaccinating them. “We convinced the population that we can strengthen our role in prevention. And today, many of them regularly ask us if we can vaccinate them for something else or challenge us to find out if they are up to date with their vaccinations.Bruno Malein testifies.
Today, it’s up to pharmacists to transform the trial and prove that their participation actually makes it possible to increase vaccination coverage. “That’s why we need to promote vaccination among healthy adults who rarely go to the doctor and don’t always remember to recall their vaccinations.”concludes Bruno Malein.
Source: Le Figaro
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