China Business Daily/China Business Network (Reporter Li Meng) Recently, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Zhungeer Banner announced that it would provide free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for local women of school age. Since its launch, the HPV vaccine has attracted much attention. Although the preventive effect is good, its higher price has also made some vaccinators hesitant. Is there a price discount for HPV vaccination? Can the free HPV vaccination be extended to the whole country? Data map of
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It is understood that starting from August this year, Zhungeer Banner has set up 27 vaccination sites throughout the banner to vaccinate nearly 10,000 primary and middle school girls over 13 years old with HPV vaccine for free.
A reporter from China Business Daily learned from a vaccination site in Zhungeer Banner that the current vaccination work has begun. The free vaccination for students this time is an imported bivalent HPV vaccine. The vaccinators have registered for vaccination information through the school and will Vaccination in outpatient vaccination at Zhungeer Banner Maternity and Child Health Hospital and all township health centers and community health service centers in Sumu . This vaccination is voluntary, the vaccination fee is free, the vaccination service fee is 20 yuan per tube, and the three doses are 60 yuan in total.
According to the “Announcement on the Bivalent Human Papilloma Virus Adsorption Vaccination Announcement of the Zhungeer Banner Caring for Girls’ Health on Campus Project” issued by the Zhungeer Banner Health Commission, from August 1 to August 5, Zhungeer Banner senior high school graduates Students will receive the first vaccination. Female students of other grades will try their best to complete the first vaccination before October 31.
It is understood that HPV vaccine is also called cervical cancer vaccine. Cervical cancer is a high-incidence female malignant tumor, and its incidence is second only to breast cancer. But at the same time, cervical cancer is currently the only cancer that can be prevented by vaccination. The primary cause of cervical cancer is human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV vaccine can block the continuous infection of high-risk HPV, thereby effectively reducing the incidence of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions.
Currently, domestically marketed HPV vaccines are mainly divided into three types: divalent, quadrivalent, and ninth-valent. The higher the price, the more types of HPV viruses that can be prevented and covered. As HPV vaccines of different prices have been launched in China, more and more people have begun to pay attention to and vaccinate this vaccine.
However, the HPV vaccine belongs to the second category of vaccines and needs to be vaccinated at their own expense. The vaccination fee ranging from 600 yuan to 4,000 yuan also makes some women hesitate. In recent years, there have been calls for including HPV vaccine in the immunization program and for free vaccination. As early as 2018, it was suggested that women of school age should be given HPV vaccine free of charge. At that time, the National Health Commission and the Ministry of Commerce responded that, given that the HPV vaccine has just been launched in my country, the supply is insufficient, the price of imported vaccines is high, and the domestic vaccine is not on the market, further research is needed to optimize the vaccination plan, and there is no free HPV vaccination. The condition of the vaccine. In April this year, the domestic HPV vaccine was launched, and the minimum price of about 600 yuan has greatly reduced the cost of HPV vaccination.
In addition, some regions have also launched preferential activities for HPV vaccination. A reporter from China Business Daily learned that Qingdao, Taizhou, Jiangsu, and Deyang, Sichuan have all carried out HPV vaccination discounts, and some women of the right age can enjoy a free third shot of vaccine. In some cities, HPV vaccine is included in the scope of medical insurance payment, and vaccinators can use their personal medical insurance account to pay.
