papillomavirus vaccination made possible from middle school

It is with the main concerned that he came to make the announcement. In a college in Jarnac (Charente), Emmanuel Macron declines two measures to eradicate a virus that is too little known: the papillomavirus. “From the start of the next school year, for all 5th graders, everywhere in France, we will launch vaccination. It will not be compulsory, it will be offered to your parents”announced the President of the Republic.

An infection favoring the development of cancer

This free vaccination will not be the only novelty since it can be done, from September, by pharmacists, midwives and nurses. With these two announcements, 800,000 students a year could thus be protected. The papillomavirus, although often harmless, is nevertheless responsible for 1,000 deaths every year. This infection causes 1,750 new cases of cancer each year in men and 4,850 in women.