2023-11-15 13:30:00
The National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) is taking measures to prevent a new tragedy from happening again. Therefore, the ANSM has updated the post-vaccination monitoring instructions. Students must now, directly after receiving the papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine injection, sit or lie down on blankets or rugs On the ground. The ANSM also specifies that vaccinated people must lean against a wall if they are seated, and that the space around them must be clear. All during 15 minutes.
The old protocol, which is the same for any vaccination, consists of sitting in a chair for around fifteen minutes. The objective is to monitor people who have just received a vaccine in case of discomfort or allergic reaction. According to the ANSM, discomfort after vaccination is “uncommon”, and generally without serious consequences.
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But unfortunately, last October, the vaccination against the papillomavirus of a teenager in Loire-Atlantique turned into a tragedy. During the usual surveillance, the schoolboy felt unwell, and fell from his chair. He then hit his head, which caused head trauma. The young student died a few days later.
A safe vaccine
The schoolboy’s discomfort was not not due to the vaccine, assure the regional health agencies (ARS). “This type of discomfort can occur due to stress caused by vaccination but is unrelated to the vaccine product or to a quality defect in the vaccine,” specified the ARS Pays-de-la-Loire. Discomfort does indeed occur in some cases, generally caused by anxiety caused by vaccination. According to the ARS Grand-Est, this risk of stress reaction “is maximum at l’adolescencein girls, particularly those with a low BMI (body mass index), as part of school vaccination programs, particularly against papillomaviruses, the injected product being painful.”
The ANSM would like to reassure that the HPV vaccine is safe. The agency specifies that it is a vaccine administered to adolescents and young adults for over 15 years, that more than 12 million doses have been injected in France. As a reminder, since the beginning of October 2023 in France, a vaccination campaign against human papillomavirus has been organized among middle school students in 5th grade. Vaccination, free and not compulsory, can prevent the majority of human papillomavirus infections, which can be causing cancer, in particular cancer of the cervix, but also of the vulva, vagina, mouth or even anus. HPV vaccination has been recommended since 2020 for boys and girls aged between 11 and 14, with the possibility of catch-up up to 19 years of age.
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