The Podgorica Health Center urged parents to vaccinate their daughters with the HPV vaccine

The Podgorica Health Center urged parents to vaccinate their daughters with the HPV vaccine and thus reduce the risk of cervical cancer and other diseases related to HPV infections.

The Capital City Health Center, as they said, started with the restriction of MMR and HPV vaccination during the weekend.

The health facility explained that vaccinations will be carried out on Saturdays and Sundays at the Stara Varoš point (Pobrežje) from 17 a.m. to XNUMX p.m.

"We invite all parents to bring their daughters and vaccinate them with the HPV vaccine and thus reduce the risk of contracting cervical cancer and other diseases related to HPV infections during their lifetime," the statement said.

It is stated that vaccination at the age of nine to 14, according to the latest recommendations of the WHO and the National Expert Advisory Body for Immunization (NITAG), is carried out with a single dose of the nine-valent (HPV9) vaccine, and that the state health system covers all costs of immunization.

It is emphasized that vaccination against measles/measles, mumps/mumps and rubella (MMR) is one of the priorities of the health system.

"This is a continuation of the action from January and February, when a large number of children were vaccinated with the MMR vaccine in a short period of time, but coverage is still below the required level. That is why this is an opportunity for parents to protect their children by vaccination without making an appointment and in a comfortable way," they said from Health center Podgorica.

They said that the MMR vaccination during this campaign is primarily intended for children born from 2017 to 2021 who have not yet received a single dose of the vaccine.

Parents of children of this age, who left the correct phone numbers, are said to have been notified by SMS to bring their child in for the MMR vaccination.

It is emphasized that HPV vaccination will primarily be carried out among girls aged nine years (years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013).

Parents, as they explained, can bring their daughters and protect them with the HPV vaccine during the weekend without calling and making an appointment.

"An additional reason for this kind of action is the extremely high response to HPV vaccination during the European Immunization Week, when over 130 girls were vaccinated at the Stara Varoš point in just five days," stated the Podgorica Health Center.