Few children between 11 and 13 years old have come to receive the quadrivalent vaccine against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) that protects against cervical cancer and warts.
In this regard, the nurse of the Family Medical Unit 58 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Maricruz Mendoza Colorado, explains that a good amount of this one-dose vaccine arrived at that clinic, but unfortunately there are few that They have gone to protect themselves, “so he urged families to bring minors between 11 and 13 years old to come and apply it.”
What ages can receive the vaccine?
Those aged 14 and 15 can also attend, but who have not received previous doses, “because the one that was given was two doses, but the new one protects against more viruses that cause cervical cancer.”
He said that it protects against viruses type 6, 11, 16 and 18, which are the most common, “because there are more than 200 genotypes of the Human Papillomavirus, about 100 attack humans and of those these are the most common in the Mexican population”.
He explains that viruses type 6 and 11, which this vaccine they are applying also combats, attack warts that do not cause cancer and are treatable.
It is important that minors in this age range get vaccinated because the vaccine prevents cervical cancer.
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Nurse Maricruz Mendoza invited people to go to the Family Medical Unit 58, located on Allende Street in this city, because vaccines are universal only if they meet the age range, are applied and protect against this disease.
He commented that they also apply the vaccine to cisgender and transgender women between 11 and 49 years old who live with HIV.
2023-09-15 09:02:01
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