Until the late 1980s, the French media rarely covered health-related scandals. Journalists focused on the great achievements of medicine and relied almost exclusively on bigshot professors at big universities, says Jeremy Ward, a researcher on vaccine hesitancy at the VITROME laboratory in Marseille.
Some of those online are campaigning for freedom to choose whether or not to vaccinate. Others are seeking to counter what they say is a conspiracy of silence around the ill-effects of vaccines. His campaign materials go on to say: “In addition, vaccinating children against six serious diseases at once is a risky medical procedure that can trigger an uncontrolled immune response and increase the risk of autoimmune disease in the long term.”
In response, French health bodies have put out information on social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. They have funded YouTube videos likeBusting myths about vaccines: “All my patients have concerns about vaccines,” says Véronique Dufour, a paediatrician and vaccine expert. “Vaccines are intrusive, so it’s normal for them to ask questions.”
Early signs are that confidence in vaccines is rising since the law changed. A small study of parents with young children carried out in February this year found that 91% think vaccination is important for their children’s health, and 87% think it is important for protection of the wider population. Both figures show a 5% increase since a similar study was carried out in June 2018.
The consultation also suggested setting up a website for the public with information about vaccines –– which now has around a quarter of a million unique visitors a month. A more in-depth website has been established for health professionals. There might also be an increase in the number of children being given medical exemptions, Ward adds, which are supposed to apply if a child is allergic to eggs or if their immune system is too fragile. “There are doctors in France – as in all other countries – who provide fake medical exemptions.
Sitting in a café near Notre-Dame cathedral, the day after it was devastated by fire, paediatrician Sydney Sebban says doctors have to take the time to build trust with parents.
Bhekisisa_MG Typo in your article caption (countjry)...
Bhekisisa_MG Over and above the antivaxx bullshit that Wakefield started, there is a 30 year old conspiracy theory the HIV was added to vaccines by the US government to control the population of Africa. Once crap like that takes hold, it takes a lot of hard work to counter.
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