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France steps up vaccination push as anti-vax fears grow in Europe

France is prioritising vaccination against meningococcal and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections among adolescents and young adults during European Immunisation Week. AP - Michel Spingler

France is using European Immunisation Week to push a nationwide vaccination campaign to raise protection among adolescents and young adults, while scientists warn that anti-vaccine disinformation seen in the United States could spread across Europe.

As vaccination awareness events continue across Europe this week, France is focusing on meningococcal infections and human papillomavirus (HPV), while nearly 300 leading figures have backed a Pasteur Institute-supported call to fight vaccine disinformation.

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