The biological can also be requested at the Uruapan Health Center.
Uruapan, Michoacán, October 12, 2023.- To protect girls and adolescents from the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which causes some variants of cervical cancer, the Ministry of Health of Michoacán (SSM), through the Uruapan Health Center “Dr. José Álvarez Amézquita”, intensifies vaccination in primary schools.
Medical personnel tour educational establishments looking for girls and adolescents between 11 and 15 years old to immunize them against HPV. It is a single application and does not cause any contraindications; Hence the exhortation to fathers and mothers to fully understand the benefits of the vaccine, which prevents cervical cancer after sexual contact, in adult life.
According to the director of the Uruapan Health Center, Julio César Espinoza Rochín, it is important that families know that the biological can also be requested at the medical unit from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Interested minors must present their National Health Card and the signed consent of their parents, which can be downloaded at the link
The vaccination day began on September 11 and will end until December 15. To date, 1,845 minors have been immunized, and it prevents cancer of the cervix. The application is simple on the arm and does not generate any complications, the minor can carry out her normal activities after the immunization.
2023-10-12 18:44:54
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