MORELIA, Mich., February 23, 2023.- The Ministry of Health of Michoacán (SSM) informs the population that the vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) continues to be available in the entity’s health centers for young people between 13 and 14 years old who have not been immunized.
A press release indicates that the vaccine is exclusively for adolescents aged 13 and 14, and the protection scheme consists of the application of a single dose in the arm that prevents HPV, a risk factor for developing cervical cancer. .
Those interested must present a copy of their Unique Population Registry Code (CURP) and the National Health Card, in the vaccination area of the nearest health center.
The biological is safe for adolescents and its efficiency has been periodically reviewed and supervised since its marketing was authorized in 2006 and its application in Michoacán in 2010.
To this end, exhaustive reviews of the literature and of the scientific evidence available at all times are carried out, and to date it continues to demonstrate that the benefit-risk profile of the vaccine remains favourable, hence the importance of continuing immunization against HPV and to include this biological in the national health scheme.
