View of the Buyeo County Public Health Center
[충남일보 강남용 기자] Under the national vaccination support project, Buyeo-gun, which only supported cervical cancer (HPV) vaccinations for females aged 12 to 17 and low-income families aged 18 and 26 years old, will be extended to male adolescents for the first time in the South Chungcheong Province as of January this year revealed the eighth public election commitment project.
“HPV (human papillomavirus)” is an infectious disease that causes cancers such as cervical, anal and oral cancer. Since vaccination is strongly recommended not only for women but also for men, the military has decided to implement preventive vaccination against HPV infection for male adolescents as well.
The two-dose HPV (quadrivalent) vaccine is provided to 12-year-old males living in Buyeo-gun, who can visit the vaccination room of the Buyeo-gun Public Health Center (1st floor of the main building) the same day. vaccination with your guardian.
Kim Jeom-soon, director of the public health center, said: “HPV vaccination is effective in suppressing cancer in men, but it was difficult to obtain because it is not insurance and costs at least about 400,000 won.” “Adolescent males also actively participate in vaccination to prevent HPV infection. I asked them to give it to me,” she said.
For more information, contact the Maternal and Child Health Team of the Health Administration Department of the Buyeo County Public Health Center (830-8682, 8686).
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