At more than 3,000 meters above sea level, in Huamachuco, capital of the Liberteño province of Sánchez Carrión, vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) began for boys, girls and adolescents from 9 to 18 years old; The La Libertad region has the goal of protecting more than 47,000 schoolchildren.
With the authorization of their parents or guardians, more than 150 students from the San Nicolás, Santiago Zavala and César Vallejo educational institutions, in the Sierra Liberteña, were vaccinated against the virus. HPV. Health personnel vaccinated only schoolchildren who did not have any vaccine against the virus.
The executive director of Immunizations of the Minsa, Magdalena Quepuy Izarra, specified that the goal of 2024 is to protect more than 1 million boys, girls and adolescents between 9 and 18 years old. To this end, in addition to offering the vaccine in health facilities, the vaccination brigades will strategically move to schools, pre-university academies and recreation centers.
“We are promoting this vaccination, incorporating adolescents between 14 and 18 years old. “Health personnel coordinate with educational institutions, provide informative talks to teachers and parents, and provide consent for the father, mother or guardian to authorize the vaccination of their sons and daughters.”said Quepuy.
More than 100,000 doses applied
According to the current national vaccination schedule, women and men between 9 and 18 years old can receive a single dose against HPV, as long as they have not been vaccinated before. So far in 2024, the Minsa has applied more than 100,000 doses.
The Minsa has distributed more than 1.2 million HPV vaccines to health facilities throughout the country. The regional health directorates and management are responsible for scheduling vaccination campaigns in their jurisdictions.
HPV is the main cause of cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus, oropharynx (tongue, tonsils and back of the throat).
The Minsa has the digital card “I cow it, I protect it” available on the page https://carnetvacunacion.minsa.gob.pe, which shows the record of vaccines for boys and girls born after 2019. In the case of people over 5 years of age, the biological ones they received after 2022 appear.
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2024-04-10 03:05:24
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