The coming weeks are not written, significant uncertainties remain regarding the acceleration of vaccination.
Vaccination should not be a controversial subject, much less a political one. We give too much voice to a loud minority that cries scandal on social media.
Therefore, we need to consider the act of vaccination. This technique saves 3 million lives every year and prevents debilitating consequences for 750,000 children. Smallpox has thus disappeared from the world, polio from France… But as mortality linked to infectious diseases has significantly decreased, we forget this past.
As a result, what impacts the minds of those resistant to vaccination are the side effects, which are very rare, with no established scientific evidence!
One in three people in France doubts the safety of vaccines. The consequence, with just one example: the resurgence of measles in our country in recent years.
Vaccination leads to what is called “herd immunity.” It is what will allow the interruption of virus or bacteria transmission in a population and thus a potential epidemic.
For this, a sufficient percentage of individuals must be immunized through vaccination. On average, this percentage is 80% or more, and it struggles to be reached.
However, vaccinating is not just about protecting oneself. It is an act of solidarity.
Towards the most vulnerable who cannot be medically vaccinated. Towards the most disadvantaged who do not always have access to vaccination.
Finally, towards populations in the most underprivileged countries who cannot afford these vaccines, with whom we can thus maintain exchanges and contacts.
