Cervical cancer vaccine Introducing effectiveness with new leaflet Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare October 16, 5:40
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has created a new leaflet that introduces the efficacy and safety of the cervical cancer vaccine, whose vaccination rate has dropped significantly, so that it can be used as a reference when considering vaccination.
The cervical cancer vaccine was added to the routine vaccination seven years ago for women in sixth grade to first grade in high school.
However, as many women complained of unexplained physical pain after vaccination, the active call for vaccination was stopped, and the current vaccination rate is only about 1%.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has created a leaflet that introduces the efficacy and safety of vaccines, but it was revised this month because it was pointed out that it was "difficult to understand."
Among them, regarding the effect of the vaccine, it is said that it can prevent infection with the virus, which accounts for 50% to 70% of the causes, while about 2,800 people die from cervical cancer every year in Japan.
On the other hand, as a risk, about 5 out of 10,000 people have reported "serious symptoms" such as severe allergic symptoms after vaccination, and some have confirmed deterioration of cognitive function. ..
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has posted a new leaflet on its website and has begun distributing it to women of the target age through local governments. ".