Assessment of the impact of the extension of vaccination mandates on vaccine coverage after 1 year, France, 2019

Euro Surveill. 2019 Jun;24(26):1900301. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.26.1900301.

Abstract

One year after the extension of the childhood vaccination mandates to the 11 routine vaccinations for children under 2 years old, we estimated vaccination coverage through vaccine reimbursement data. Coverage for children born in 2018 has notably increased. Moreover, vaccine coverage for children and for vaccines not concerned by the law have also shown an increasing trend, supporting a positive impact of the ongoing communication strategy on vaccination, beyond the extension of vaccination mandates.

Keywords: France; mandatory vaccination; vaccination coverage; vaccine confidence.

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Factual / trends
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mandatory Programs / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Mandatory Programs / trends*
  • Vaccination / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Vaccination / trends*
  • Vaccination Coverage / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Vaccination Coverage / trends*