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Of course
" that the vaccine against Covid-19 must be made compulsory for children!
On the set of BFMTV on Sunday January 2, the emergency physician, writer and trade unionist Patrick Pelloux took a firm position in favor of injections for the little ones.
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It is necessary to protect children, and for future years
," he pleaded.
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For the president of the Association of Emergency Physicians of France, the urgency is to achieve generalized vaccination, including all ages of the population. "We
must be vaccinated as much as possible, this is where a global game is played
," he explained. Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, the injection for the little ones has been the subject of great caution on the part of the health and scientific authorities. The High Authority for Health (HAS), in its opinion of November 25, 2021 and the Vaccine Strategy Steering Committee (COSV), in its opinion of December 6, 2021, finally recommended the vaccination of children from 5 to 11 years old. at risk, as well as for those living in the entourage of an immunocompromised person.
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We feel that the public authorities are a bit between two waters,
" said Patrick Pelloux.
A wavering due to the "
societal valence because they are children."
But they must be vaccinated,
”repeated the emergency physician, broadening his remarks to other vaccines, such as that protecting against influenza.
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10,000 deaths per year are due to seasonal flu
," recalled the doctor.
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The legislator, when he made the 11 vaccines compulsory, did not put the flu in it, but it will probably happen,
" he said.
