Strategies for decision-making on vaccine use: the French experience.
France enjoys benefits of a good organization of its healthcare system. National Health Insurance is reimbursing vaccines if they are used according to the national recommendation guidelines. Vaccination is the responsibility of the government, advised by its National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (Comité Technique des vaccinations). But France, like many other countries, faces insufficient involvement from the public in immunization programs and, consequently, numerous outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. The French government launched a 5-year national program for improvement in vaccination policy in 2012 to simplify the guidelines, facilitate access to vaccination, invest in research and evaluate its vaccine policy. The role of the public and healthcare professionals to encourage vaccination is crucial for the future.
Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM, CIC 1417; Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Broca Hôtel Dieu, CIC Cochin-Pasteur, 27, rue du faubourg Saint Jacques 75014 Paris, France.
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Loulergue
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Floret
Odile
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Launay
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France; health policy; immunization guidelines; recommendations; vaccination; vaccine-preventable diseases