Writing/Quadratín Jalisco
GUADALAJARA, Jal., November 22, 2022.- Beginning this week, the Jalisco Ministry of Health will launch the statewide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign targeting girls in first and second grade, or who have 13 and 14 year olds without schooling, who have not been vaccinated in previous years.
On this day, a quadrivalent vaccine that protects against HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18 will be used for the first time and only one dose will be required.
From November 22nd to December 9th, the vaccination brigades will go to various secondary schools to apply the vaccine, with the prior informed consent of the parents and/or guardians where they will accept the vaccination of their girl, for which they are requested to pay attention to note from your school.
If necessary, the girls can be taken to the health unit which corresponds to them according to their (social security) entitlement to vaccination.
Also, for the first time, the campaign will target cisgender (cis) and transgender women aged 11-49 and living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), who will receive three doses over a six-month period. months. This group will be able to access the vaccine by going to their health unit in order to be able to carry out treatment according to the guidelines established by the federal government.
The SSJ notifies fathers, mothers, and/or guardians of girls in fifth or sixth grade, or ages 11 and 12, that they will be vaccinated in a subsequent campaign as directed by federal guidelines.
HUMAN PAPILLOMA-VIRUS
○ HPV is transmitted through intimate skin-to-skin contact.
○ Nine out of ten HPV infections disappear on their own within two years. Sometimes these infections last longer and can cause certain types of cancer such as cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancer in women. Early vaccination will protect women from developing these types of cancer.
○ HPV vaccine administration is safe, as all vaccines can cause post-dose reactions such as pain and swelling at the site where the vaccine is administered.
○ There are some myths about this vaccine, it is important to note that the application of this biological will not develop libido in women, nor is it associated with neuromuscular or fertility problems.
