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After the death of a schoolboy following post-vaccination discomfort, the Medicines Safety Agency updates its recommendations concerning the papillomavirus vaccination campaign.
Started in October, the vaccination campaign against human papillomavirus for 5th grade middle school students is still in progress. But the tragedy that occurred at the Saint Herblain college, in the suburbs of Nantes, led the health authorities to update the recommendations for its progress.
Vagal discomfort “unrelated to the vaccine product or to a quality defect in the vaccine”
A 5th grade student reportedly suffered vagal discomfort, only 15 minutes after being vaccinated against the papillomavirus. He fell heavily backwards from his chair, his head hitting the ground violently. Taken care of by emergency services, he was transferred to the Nantes university hospital center.
Unfortunately, the young man died in hospital a week later following a “head trauma“, according to the regional health agency (ARS) of Pays-de-la-Loire. After any vaccination, health professionals ask the patient to remain seated in a chair for 15 minutes, to monitor any discomfort or allergic reaction. .
Any vaccine must be carried out in “good conditions”
To prevent such an accident from happening again, the National Medicines Safety Agency has asked that adolescents remain, for around fifteen minutes, lying on floor mats or blankets) or sitting on the ground, leaning against a wall. in an open space.
Recommendations in line with what Dr. Gérald Kierzek told us last month. He wanted to reassure people wishing to have their children and/or adolescents vaccinated: “This loss of consciousness could have been linked to any injection, or even a blood donation. On the other hand, and it is important to remember: a medical procedure is never trivial. Any vaccination must be carried out in good conditions, in peace, in an armchair…“.