Regarding the call for active vaccination of the uterine cervical cancer vaccine, which has been suspended for eight years, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to decide whether to resume vaccination with the new coronavirus when it has progressed to a certain extent. ..
The uterine cervical cancer vaccine was added to the regular vaccination in 2013 for girls in the sixth grade to the first grade of high school. The call for vaccination has been stopped, and the current vaccination rate is only about 1%.
On the 30th, the Liberal Democratic Party Parliamentary Union requested the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura to resume the call for vaccination by October, saying that some people missed the opportunity to inoculate because they could not obtain the necessary information. I did.
In response to this, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to decide whether to resume the call for active vaccination with uterine cervical cancer vaccine when vaccination with the new coronavirus, which is said to be the highest priority, has progressed to a certain extent. I did.
Regarding the uterine cervical cancer vaccine, there are overseas research reports that inoculation by the age of 17 can prevent 88% of uterine cervical cancer. There are also cases in which the patient suffers from physical problems later, and there is a deep-rooted voice that the call should not be resumed because the patient is not in a situation where he / she can be vaccinated with peace of mind.