Soon three more vaccines mandatory at fenua

The last update of the list of mandatory fenula vaccines was in 2014. Today, eight vaccines are mandatory: the BCG TB vaccine, the hepatitis B vaccine, the diphtheria, tetanus, polio and Haemophilus meningitis vaccines. influenzae type B. Soon, pertussis, mumps and pneumococcal vaccines should be added to this list.

Specifically, today, many children are already vaccinated against whooping cough and mumps because vaccination against whooping cough and mumps is already included in existing vaccines and used in French Polynesia as InfanrixHexa, InfanrixQuinta and Hexion for vaccination against whooping cough, MMR or MMR VaxPro for vaccination against mumps. There is no additional injection. Regarding vaccination against pneumococcal disease, it exists in specific presentation: Prevenar.

"The objective is to maintain a 95% vaccination coverage for all vaccinations, thus meeting the public health objectives for Polynesia", says the government in the minutes of the council of ministers. "In 2012, it was over 97%. In order to perpetuate these benefits and to guarantee the non-introduction of diseases, of which French Polynesia is preserved, the bill of the country which was examined in the Council of Ministers inscribe these recommended vaccines as compulsory vaccines. "