Question 11826 — health

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Mr. Frédéric Falcon questions the Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities regarding the anticipated repercussions with regard to health professionals and residents in EHPADs or USLDs who refuse to submit to the vaccination obligation against seasonal flu from the fall of 2026. In fact, on the night of December 4 to 5, 2025, the National Assembly reintroduced article 20 of the draft law of Social Security funding for 2026 which provides that any resident of EHPAD or USLD must be vaccinated against seasonal flu every year, unless there is a recognized medical contraindication, but also all hospital and nursing staff, including private doctors. This new vaccination obligation seems to constitute a violation of article 16-1 of the civil code, but also of the law of August 6, 2004 relating to bioethics which nevertheless prevents the administration of medical treatment without the consent of the patient, a principle reinforced by the fact that vaccines are not health products subject to proof of their effectiveness and the study of their side effects, unlike drugs. Indeed, in a study published on February 1, 2025, the Pasteur Institute estimates that the overall vaccine effectiveness is only 42%. In order to dispel the legitimate concerns expressed by many French people, he therefore asks it to be indicated whether the Government intends to apply sanctions, and if so in what forms, with regard to health professionals and residents in EHPAD or USLD who refuse to submit to the compulsory vaccination against seasonal flu.

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1. 16 December 2025

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