Many French people are no longer up to date with their vaccinations, according to a report from the Court of Auditors

Are you up to date with your vaccinations? Many French people can no longer answer this question, indicates a report from the Court of Auditors released on Monday September 7, revealed in part on Sunday by Le Parisien. There are the good students: "Yes, I'm up to date on everything. So, why? I don't know. But I know that the next one is at 25. My health record is still there," explains a young woman.

Many people have lost their health record, but fortunately for them, you can fill out a digital record. “Except that my Health Space came quite late and the history of my vaccinations, I no longer have it. So, sometimes, I am asked the question of whether I have had vaccinations and I cannot say,” regrets another woman.

Incomplete digital notebooks

It has only been five years since a major digitalization plan was launched. “It is the late level of digitalization that is to blame. The DMP (the shared medical file), which was a sea serpent, has only now truly found its usefulness, its cruising speed. But it is not yet really perfect,” says Philippe Besset, pharmacist in Limoux.

The software, which is impractical, discourages some health professionals. But patients can help advance digitalization, considers the pharmacist. To do this, he must ask, at the end of the consultation, if it will be on their medical file, so that he can "use it with a specialist doctor or with others?" Once back, there are two “things to do: download the Vitale card and download my Health Space”, indicates Philippe Besset.

Epidemics are less well managed when little is known about the vaccination rate. So if you have doubts about your vaccines, it is possible to catch up.