- For parents, the possibility of vaccinating their children in schools is a great convenience, a convenience. I encourage parents to contact school principals, teachers and the health inspection," said Chief Sanitary Inspector Dr. Pawel Grzesiowski in an interview with Medexpress during the Children and Youth Health Congress.
HPV vaccination in schools. GIS: these are the very benefits
Published Sept. 27, 2024 10:37
As a reminder, as of September 1, the free HPV vaccination program was extended to children from age 9 to age 14. One of the crowning arguments for promoting HPV vaccination and starting it in younger children is its effectiveness. Countries where universal vaccination programs have been in place for a long time have succeeded in pushing the problem of the incidence of diseases dependent on this pathogen, especially cervical cancer, to the level of a marginal threat.
- If we vaccinate more children even before exposure, we have a chance of reducing the incidence of HPV-dependent diseases by up to 90-95 percent, as we see in Canada, Australia or the Scandinavian countries," the Chief Sanitary Inspector said in an interview with our editorial board shortly after the announcement that the program would target a wider group of children than it originally did.
The Sanitary Inspectorate will also be involved in the implementation and organization of the vaccination program in schools, which is being carried out mainly in cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education.
- We are operational in the supply of vaccines, the agreement with individual vaccination offices, as well as in monitoring the effects. We are also responsible for providing information on, among other things, the cold chain of vaccine storage, technical distribution, and supervision of the conditions under which vaccination takes place," Dr. Pawel Grzesiowski said at the Children and Adolescent Health Congress. - I encourage parents to contact school principals, teachers and the health inspection. There is an HPV vaccination coordinator at each station. He or she will answer all doubts and additional questions, related to the vaccine itself, the virus or diseases dependent on it," the Chief Sanitary Inspector added.
According to Dr. Pawel Grzesiowski, for parents, the possibility of vaccinating their children in schools is a great convenience and convenience. This is because they do not have to take time off work to go with their child to the doctor and then still wait in line.
- All that is needed is to sign a consent form for vaccination and give it to the director. Vaccination takes place at school - a safe place that children know. It's a sheer benefit for everyone," the GIS chief commented.
