Vaccination against covid-19 continues in France, to the detriment of the so-called “regular” vaccines. Indeed, according to data from the group for the development and production of statistics, the use of vaccines against other diseases would have fallen by more than 10% between the months of February 2020 and February 2021, and this decline could be worsened in the next. A few weeks.

Increasing uncertainty about vaccines

This incident worries health professionals. Overall, more than 10% of childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations are behind schedule, and hepatitis B vaccines are also 20% fewer.

For Chantal Rahrisson-Semgen, president of the French-speaking Pneumology Society interviewed by Europe 1, there are two main reasons for this: “We are only talking about Kovid, so patients are vaccinated against Kovid, but the rest For, we have forgotten a little, “she explains.” Then due to uncertainty, questions, expert discussions about vaccination, it has led to doubts and some patients are wondering if other vaccines are worth it. “

It is as if anti-vaccine was being dominated in the midst of the Kovid-19 vaccination campaign. So there is not even a minute to lose for physicians. We should take advantage of this period to clear up the misconceptions about vaccines. Otherwise, the risk is known: revisiting diseases in the coming years.