Metrics details. Vaccination schedules differ from country to country. In France, the diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis dTcaP booster vaccine coverage for adults aged 25 has been lower than those recommended. We evaluated the impact of an awareness campaign undertaken by the French national health insurance system in The randomization unit was the municipal administrative area canton.
Outcomes were the booster vaccine delivery and the consultation of a general practitioner GP within 12 months since the French national health insurance running the campaign suggested patients to consult their GP. A total of 1, adults were included INT: CON: Of them, received a booster vaccine INT: This study found that the awareness campaign run by the French national health insurance did not improve the uptake of the dTcaP booster and that there was a low rate of vaccinated adults aged 25 years.
A GP consultation was associated with dTcaP booster vaccine delivery which may show that there is a need of involving GPs in vaccination follow-ups. Patients recognize GPs as providers of credible information and they may play a key role in individualized preventive healthcare actions. Systematic consultations with GPs for follow-up could be proposed to insured adults aged 25 years in the future. Peer Review reports. Vaccination schedules differ from country to country and are followed according to local recommendations.
According to literature, the best scheduling model in Europe for the diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and poliomyelitis DTPP vaccination in children as well as the influenza vaccination for people over 65 years is still unestablished [ 1 , 2 ]. The initial vaccination in the DTPP schedule is mandatory with two injections of the diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis vaccine for children DTCaP at two and four months of age followed by boosters at 11 months and six years.
A booster dose of the vaccine for adults dTcaP is then recommended for people aged 12, 25, 45 and 65 years old followed by a dose every 10 years thereafter. This scheduling is displayed in the health notebook that is systematically distributed to the parents of every child born in France. To date, long-term vaccination proposal campaigns do not exist, and vaccination uptake is based on the medical relationship between practitioners and patients.
