“I hope to get to vaccinate my little boy, who is 8 years old now, with all confidence, just as I vaccinated my little girl,” added Ioana Mihăilă, present at a debate on the reform of the HPV vaccination program in Romania, organized by the Mothers for Mothers Association, founded by Ana Măiţă.
Ioana Mihăilă confessed, during the debate, that she vaccinated her little girl the day after the vaccines were distributed to DSPs and family doctors last week, after she had put her on the waiting list a year and a half ago.
The free HPV vaccination campaign is currently only aimed at girls aged 11 to 14. Immunization against HPV is part of the national vaccination program and is free for the 11-14 age group. The serum is given in two doses every 5 to 12 months.
The free HPV vaccination campaign is currently only aimed at girls between the ages of 11 and 14. Currently, for girls over 15, the vaccine is paid. For a complete protection, they need 3 doses which, in total, cost approximately 1800 lei depending on the pharmacy.
Infection with the human papilloma virus, known as HPV, is a viral infection that causes damage to the skin or mucous membranes of various parts of the human body.
There are more than 100 forms of HPV identified so far and it is estimated that – at least once in a lifetime – almost all sexually active people, male or female, will be infected with one type of HPV virus.
Cervical cancer is just one of the serious diseases caused by this virus. In Romania, over 3,300 women are diagnosed with this disease every year, and half of them die.
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