It is one of the Government’s promises Form It is with the health of its people. In this sense, the Ministry of Human Development of the Province is performing a vaccination campaign against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for girls and boys aged 11 yearswhat including scheduled visits to Formosa schools and home visits, where health representatives administer the vaccine free of charge. The vaccine is also being applied in health centers and hospitals throughout the province.
This week, the Tacaaglé Mission Hospital performed an operation to apply the HPV vaccine at EPEP No. 212 “Cristóbal Colón”, in that city. “On the day, one dose was given to 11-year-old girls and boys, as established by the Vaccination Schedule which, from January 2024, was changed in the HPV vaccination schedule, because previously they had to have two split dose. six months apart, now only one.”explained the director of the Tacaaglé Hospital, Dr. Rogelio Ojeda.
The trip went to EPEP No. he can take the girls and boys to give them the reinforcements they need and complete upcoming schedules.
What prevents the HPV vaccine?
The national Immunization Register establishes that girls and boys aged 11 and over should receive the HPV vaccine to protect them, from a young age and throughout adulthood, from the Human Papilloma virus. This virus is transmitted through unprotected sexual relations, and It is associated with the development of certain types of cancer such as the cervix, penis, anus, vagina and mouth.
The protection provided by the vaccine is very effective but, for this, it must be applied in good time.. Currently, the Immunization Schedule reflects that a single dose should be appliedscheme which was amended and established on 1 January 2024.
From the Ministry of Health of the province, they ask mothers, fathers, relatives and other people who are in charge of girls and boys of that age, to promise to take them to the health center or the hospital closest to their home. the vaccine, that is free and compulsory.
2024-04-24 16:49:46
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