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There is a need to apply the HPV vaccine NIP Men Under 17

By Lee, Jeong-Hwan | translator Choi HeeYoung

21.08.28 06:00:00

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President Moon promises free vaccination for girls under 12 ¡æ girls under 17

The key is to pass the amendment to the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act


President Moon promises free vaccination for girls under 12 ¡æ girls under 17. In addition, there is a need for free vaccination of male teenagers of the same age group. HPV, which causes cervical cancer, claims that the country needs to expand vaccination because it can infect both men and women through sexual contact and causes various diseases such as men's penile cancer, anus cancer, and mouth cancer. Recently, President Moon promised to expand the national vaccination age range of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil 9 to women under the age of 17. This means the expansion of Gardasil 9's NIP coverage.

The possibility of additional benefit for men under 17 years of age is checked for the effectiv

Lee, Jeong-Hwan(junghwanss@dailypharm.com)
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