LAUNAY , Odile

As a result of sub-optimal immunization levels, measles has re-emerged in the EU since 2008 (30 567 cases in 2011), and nearly half of the cases reported are in France. Our objectives were to assess knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of French general practitioners (GPs) towards measles and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination. In...

Our objectives were to describe the vaccine coverage (VC1) for some occupational vaccines (hepatitis B, pertussis, seasonal and pandemic influenza) among French General Practitioners (GPs2) and to study the factors associated with being vaccinated for each of these four diseases. We surveyed a representative national sample of 1431...

In Europe, annual influenza vaccination is recommended to elderly. From 2011 to 2014 and in 2015–16, we conducted a multicentre test negative case control study in hospitals of 11 European countries to measure influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) against laboratory confirmed hospitalised influenza among people aged ≥65 years. We pooled four...

En France, la couverture vaccinale est insuffisante. Les médecins généralistes étant des acteurs essentiels de la politique vaccinale, il est utile de connaître leurs opinions et pratiques à ce sujet. Nous avons interrogé 1431 médecins généralistes français et 98% se déclaraient favorables à la vaccination dans leur pratique quotidienne. Leurs...

Data on validity of self-reported vaccinations are scarce. This study, performed on healthcare students in Paris (France), aimed to evaluate this validity for occupational vaccinations. The validity of self-reported vaccination status was compared with written information. A total of 432 students were enrolled. Sensitivity rates for BCG,...

Background: Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) is not advised for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients because of the potential risk of post-vaccine relapses. Objective: To assess the risk of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RR-MS) worsening after YFV. Methods: Non-interventional observational retrospective, exposed/non-exposed cohort study nested...

Data on the efficacy and safety of seasonal influenza vaccines in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remain scarce. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of immunosuppressive (IS) therapeutics on serological response to 2-year influenza vaccination in IBD adults. A multicentre prospective study performed in 255 IBD adults...

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the humoral responses to mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in PWH and HIV-negative individuals. METHODS: We included PWH with an undetectable viral load under ART and HIV-negative participants from the French nationwide ANRS COV-POPART cohort who had received two doses of vaccine as a primary vaccination. We...