The Hague FM » The Grote Kerk and Party Center Zichtenburg will become vaccination locations for HPV vaccination

In February and March, the Grote Kerk and Party Center Zichtenburg will be the locations where young people from The Hague can come and get their HPV vaccination. This year for the first time boys can also get the vaccination. All children aged 10 years receive a call for the vaccination. The vaccine protects against six types of cancer.

HPV stands for human papillomavirus, an infectious virus that can develop into cancer. Every year, an estimated 1,100 women and 400 men develop cancer from HPV Center Youth & Family The Hague to read.

Because the vaccine is most effective before someone becomes infected with the virus, vaccination is done at a young age. That is why the age has been lowered to 10 years, previously it was 13 years. Boys and girls up to the age of 18 who have not yet had the vaccination can also receive the vaccination in 2022 and 2023 HPV vaccination to get.

Vaccinating boys provides direct protection for boys and also contributes to group protection of boys and girls. One vaccination in the spring and a second in the autumn is enough to provide protection for a long time. When a young person is older than 15 years, there will be a third dose.

‘Joint responsibility’

‘Growing up safely and healthy is only possible if enough children are vaccinated’, says Alderman Kavita Parbhudayal (Healthcare, Youth and Public Health, VVD). ‘You don’t just vaccinate for yourself, you do it for each other. It is a joint responsibility.’

In The Hague, boys and girls can get their HPV vaccination in February in the Grote Kerk or in March in Partycentrum Zichtenburg. In April, young people over the age of 15 receive their second HPV vaccination. There must be 14 days between a corona vaccination and an HPV vaccination.

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