JawaPos.com – Circulating on social media and chain messages stating that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine program for girls aims to sterilize. Responding to this, the Ministry of Health emphasized that this was a hoax.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Mohammad Syahril confirmed that the safety of HPV immunization has been confirmed.
“HPV immunization has been confirmed to be safe and generally does not cause serious reactions after immunization,” he told reporters, Tuesday (10/10).
He admitted that there were indeed side effects from the HPV vaccine, but they did not have an effect on sterilization. The side effects, said Syahril, were reactions at the injection site in the form of redness, swelling and mild pain.
This effect also occurs one day after immunization and can last one to three days.
“General reactions such as fever can also appear after immunization,” he said.
For your information, HPV immunization aims to prevent cervical cancer caused by HPV infection. The success rate of this vaccine can reach 100% if two doses are given to girls aged 9-13 years.
The inclusion of HPV immunization in the national immunization program starting in 2023 is the government’s commitment to fighting cervical cancer in women.
To date, 135 countries have provided HPV immunization in their national immunization programs. Among them are Malaysia, Singapore, America, England and France.
Two doses of HPV immunization are given to girls before graduating from elementary school/MI or equivalent. Immunizations are provided during School Child Immunization Month (BIAS) activities every August at schools.
2023-10-09 23:38:00
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