China News Service, Haikou, March 12 (Zhang Qianyi and Wang Haohao) The launching ceremony of the HPV vaccination project for school-age girls in Hainan Province was held on the 12th at the Haikou Changliu Center Health Center, marking the full launch of the HPV vaccination for school-age girls in Hainan Province.
According to reports, cervical cancer is a common female malignant tumor, and the incidence is younger and rising.
Cervical cancer is mainly caused by persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), of which 70-80% of cervical cancers are caused by the two most common HPV types (types 16 and 18).
Although cervical cancer is harmful, it is preventable and controllable. HPV vaccination is an effective means of primary prevention.
The 2-valent HPV vaccine protects against the two most common types of HPV.
School-age girls in Haikou are registered and ready to be vaccinated against HPV.
Photo by Wang Haohao
Zhou Changqiang, director of the Hainan Provincial Health and Health Commission, said that the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government have included the HPV vaccination program for school-age girls as a key work for private practice this year.
The implementation of this project will effectively reduce the risk of cervical cancer in Hainan Province and improve women's health.
After the launching ceremony, some school-age girls received the first dose of domestic 2-valent HPV vaccine in the vaccination clinic of Changliu Center Health Center.
Lin Lin, a 14-year-old student who was vaccinated against HPV, said that she was very happy and reassured to be vaccinated against HPV for free.
It is reported that in 2022, Hainan will receive two doses of HPV vaccine free of charge for 71,000 half-girl girls between the ages of 13 and 14.
The vaccination work adopts the method of unified organization, appointment registration, and centralized vaccination. Each school provides a list of 7th grade and above school age-appropriate vaccination targets on a class-by-class basis. Maternal and child health care institutions, community health service centers, and township health centers designated by cities and counties Vaccination standard outpatient clinics vaccinate women of appropriate age with domestic bivalent cervical cancer vaccine.
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