Guangdong to vaccinate school-age girls with bivalent HPV vaccine for free from this month
The first dose will be administered from September to November, and the second dose will be administered from March to April next year.
The bivalent HPV vaccine for school-age girls will be available for free in all parts of the province!
On September 13, under the guidance of the Provincial Health and Health Commission and the Provincial Department of Education, the Guangdong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital and the Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Guangdong Provincial School-age Girls HPV Vaccine Free Vaccination Project was held in Guangzhou Nanwu Middle School Junior High School .
Next, 21 cities in the province will successively provide free bivalent HPV vaccine to school-age girls.
The reporter learned from the Provincial Health and Health Commission that Guangdong is the first province in the country to carry out free HPV vaccination for school-age girls across the province. In 2022, it will be one of the ten practical facts of people's livelihood in the province.
At present, all cities have issued municipal-level implementation plans, and it is expected that more than 750,000 people in the province will benefit each year.
Zhanjiang and other places have announced vaccination sites
Free HPV vaccination is a "health gift for the beginning of school" given by the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government to girls who have just entered junior high school. This gift will protect them from cervical cancer in the future.
In November 2021, the Guangdong Provincial Health and Health Commission, the Provincial Department of Education, the Provincial Department of Finance, and the Provincial Women's Federation jointly issued the "Guangdong Province School-aged Female Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Free Vaccination Work Plan (2022-2024)", provincial level About 600 million yuan of new financial funds will be used to ensure the development of the project.
After the promulgation of the provincial work plan, 21 prefectures and cities in the province have issued municipal implementation plans and incorporated them into the municipal livelihood projects.
Vaccine procurement, determination of vaccination sites, vaccine distribution and distribution, personnel training, and planning of vaccination willingness... After a year of preparatory work, various vaccination rules have been announced one after another, and the vaccination work is being implemented one by one.
According to the relevant personnel of the Provincial Health and Health Commission, through preliminary investigation, 80%-90% of parents are willing to vaccinate their children with HPV vaccine.
The reporter learned that the vaccine used in this free vaccination project is a domestic bivalent HPV vaccine, and objects aged 14 and below need to be vaccinated twice, which can prevent the infection of high-risk HPV16 and HPV18 subtypes.
In my country, about 84.5% of cervical squamous cell carcinoma cases are related to the infection of these two subtypes.
According to the public information of the Provincial Health and Health Commission, Guangdong has started to focus on the first dose of HPV vaccine in September. .
At present, Zhanjiang, Maoming and Maonan have announced the HPV vaccination sites, and Qingyuan, Zhaoqing, Heyuan and other cities have also made various preparations.
According to the Health Bureau of Maonan District, Maoming City, Maonan District will organize mobile vaccination teams from September to November to set up temporary HPV vaccination points in middle schools to vaccinate eligible girls.
According to the work plan, the second dose needs to be administered at least 5 months after the first dose, of which the first dose is administered from September to November, and the second dose is administered from March to April of the following year.
If girls in the first year of junior high school fail to be vaccinated in time due to special reasons, they will be included in the vaccination list for the following year after statistics by their school, and two doses of vaccination will be completed before the age of 15.
Relevant departments entered the campus to preach popular science
In order to increase the awareness rate of health knowledge related to HPV vaccination and the vaccination rate of the vaccine, on September 13, the Guangdong Province School-aged Girls HPV Vaccine Free Vaccination Project launched a publicity activity in the junior high school of Guangzhou Nanwu Middle School.
At the event, Lv Xiao, director of the Women's Health Department of the Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Hospital, popularized the knowledge of adolescent health care and HPV vaccine for the first-year girls of the school, and called on pre-adolescent girls aged 9 to 14 to actively vaccinate the HPV vaccine.
Nowadays, the incidence of cervical cancer shows a younger trend.
Premature sex, unclean sex life, multiple sexual partners and other factors increase the risk of cervical cancer in young people.
"I once met a 19-year-old girl in the outpatient clinic. She came to the doctor because of a small amount of long-term vaginal bleeding and dizziness. After a detailed medical history, I found that she began to have sex at the age of 15 and had multiple boyfriends. Gynecological examination It was found that her irregular vaginal mass was 10 cm in diameter, and she underwent chemotherapy and surgery after being diagnosed with cervical cancer by tissue biopsy." Lv Xiao said.
At the event, Cai Peiying from the first (third) class said: "I am very happy and honored to have this opportunity to get this free vaccination. I have learned about this vaccine before, and my mother in her 40s has also been vaccinated. "
"There are 243 girls in the first year of junior high school. The Provincial Health and Health Commission has organized relevant departments to carry out publicity and education on the free HPV vaccination program in schools, which will play a great role in promoting vaccination." Lin Dong, vice principal of Guangzhou Nanwu Middle School, introduced, The school conducts vaccination work according to the deployment of relevant departments. Parents need to sign informed consent for vaccination. The vaccinator needs to bring personal identification materials (ID card, household registration booklet or student ID card) and vaccination certificate, and go to the vaccination unit together with the legal guardian. inoculation.
Regular screening is still required after vaccination
Cervical cancer is currently the only cancer in the world with a clear etiology, which is HPV infection.
Approximately 300,000 patients worldwide die of cervical cancer every year.
Medically, HPV infection is divided into two categories. One is high-risk types, including types 16, 18, and 31, which are related to cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and are prone to cause malignant tumors such as cervical cancer. One is low-risk types, including types 6 and 11, which often cause benign lesions such as genital warts.
Lu Xiao said that only persistent high-risk HPV infection may lead to the occurrence of cervical precancerous lesions. Through screening, detection and treatment can effectively block the occurrence of cervical cancer, and HPV vaccination in advance can avoid HPV infection, thereby preventing cervical cancer. cancer.
It is reported that at present, there are 3 HPV vaccines approved for marketing in my country. According to the HPV types that the vaccines prevent, they are divided into bivalent HPV vaccines covering HPV16/18, quadrivalent HPV vaccines covering HPV6/11/16/18, and Nine-valent HPV vaccine for HPV6/11/16/18/31/33/45/52/58 types.
The higher the valence, the more types of HPV viruses can be prevented.
However, vaccines do not protect against all HPV subtypes.
Lu Xiao reminded that vaccination is only a measure to prevent HPV infection, and women need to be screened for cervical cancer while vaccinating.
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●What diseases can the HPV vaccine prevent?
HPV vaccine, also known as human papillomavirus vaccine, can prevent HPV infection and reduce the risk of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions caused by HPV.
Getting the HPV vaccine early is the most effective way to prevent cervical cancer.
● Who can get free HPV vaccine in Guangdong?
Girls under the age of 14 with student status in Guangdong Province who have not been vaccinated against HPV vaccine in the first grade of junior high school are provided free vaccination of HPV vaccine according to the principle of informed, voluntary and free, and no fee is charged to the recipients.
●Which HPV vaccine does the free vaccination program provide?
At present, this project provides free vaccination of domestic bivalent HPV vaccine. Women aged 9-14 are vaccinated in 2 doses, and the second dose needs to be vaccinated at least 5 months after the first dose.
● Do I still need a booster shot after the whole course of vaccination?
There is currently no evidence to support the need for booster shots.
●Whether you will not get cervical cancer after receiving HPV vaccine?
uncertain.
The HPV vaccine currently on the market cannot prevent all cervical cancers, but it can prevent more than 70%.
Therefore, HPV vaccination can greatly reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, and women of appropriate age still need regular screening.
● Is the HPV vaccine the sooner the better?
Vaccination works best before you start having sex and are not infected with HPV.
According to the recommendations of the HPV vaccine recommended population in my country, it is strongly recommended that prepubertal women aged 9-14 are given priority to receive HPV vaccine, women aged 9-26 are recommended to be actively vaccinated against HPV, and women aged 27-45 are recommended to be vaccinated against HPV vaccine.
How long after getting the new coronavirus vaccine can you get the HPV vaccine?
at least 14 days apart.
●Can the HPV vaccine be vaccinated during menstruation?
Menstrual period is not contraindicated, but most women have different degrees of menstrual discomfort during menstrual period. It is recommended to avoid menstrual vaccination as much as possible.
● Who should be cautiously vaccinated against HPV?
Vaccination in patients with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder may cause bleeding and should be administered with caution.
● Will there be any adverse reactions after HPV vaccination?
Very few people may experience adverse reactions after vaccination, mostly pain, redness, swelling and itching at the injection site, transient fever, general malaise, fatigue, etc. Usually no special treatment is required.
If any adverse reactions occur during the on-site observation period, please report to the vaccination doctor immediately, and the doctor will evaluate and deal with it.
If discomfort persists after leaving the clinic, seek medical attention immediately.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Zhang Hua Niu Zhijie correspondent Yue Weixin