Representatives of doctors and patients have called on the state to accelerate HPV vaccination to catch up with the France on the issue. Responsible for many cancers including cervical cancer, papillomaviruses are responsible for 6,000 cancers per year in France.
Just over 40% of 16-year-old girls have been vaccinated and not even 10% of boys. The State, through President Emmanuel Macron, certainly announced at the beginning of the year a widespread vaccination campaign in middle schools, among fifth grade students.