More than 350 young people from the District have received the vaccine against papilloma

In principle, this vaccine is completely voluntary and it is the families who must contact their main health centers if they want to receive it. However, in many of these medical places, such as Fontela Maristany, health workers are calling young people born between 2006 and 2009 on the phone to give them the opportunity to get vaccinated, setting up an appointment about early, which they can refuse, if they want it. therefore. This is usually a more proactive approach to vaccination, as each center can choose to set up its own recruitment system according to the resources it has, as explained by the General Directorate of Public Health, which will be promoting this and other vaccination campaigns currently underway.

In the Ferrol Health District more than 3,100 children are likely to receive this vaccine. In addition, they will receive one dose, because this year the standard guidelines established by him were changed to two.
From the Ministry of Health they remember that Galicia is expecting a recommendation from the Public Health Commission to implement in 2025 the vaccine for children between 15 and 18 years old with the aim of reducing the frequency different types of cancer or cancerous lesions with this sexually transmitted virus.

In the Health Area of ​​Ferrol, vaccination against human papilloma began in 2008, with 330 girls as of July 1, 1994. As for boys, the vaccine was introduced in 2022. Therefore, the Xunta a -now offering the HPV vaccine when they turn 12, for boys and girls.

Flu and covid

The vaccination campaign against winter viruses, covid and flu also continues, focusing on people at risk, such as the elderly, pregnant women, healthcare workers and the immune population.

Therefore, according to the established calendar, in the coming days, highly dependent people under 80, people between 70 and 79 years old, and risk groups will start receiving the vaccine, and starting on November 11, it will be up to those in their sixties. to vaccinate.

Prostate cancer screening

On the other hand, last June the pilot screening program for the early detection of prostate cancer began in the Health Area. An activity that is also promoted by the General Directorate of Public Health and in which other countries such as Ireland, Lithuania and Poland will participate. Since then, the Xunta has sent 1,000 invitations per month that arrive either by phone with a text message or by mail to men between 50 and 69 years old in the area.