ArmInfo.From December 2017, mandatory vaccination against human papillomavirus will begin in Armenia
"As we known, the virus of human papilloma is the main cause of cervical cancer, which is on the list of the most common diseases not only in Armenia but throughout the world." In Armenia, cervical cancer is the second most common, after breast cancer. I believe that the initiative of the Ministry of Health for mandatory vaccination against the human papilloma virus is very urgent, "Egor Zaitsev, head of the Yerevan office of the World Health Organization, said at a news conference.
Zaitsev noted that the World Health Organization actively supports this initiative of the Ministry of Health of Armenia. <Vaccination is carried out in more than 70 countries around the world, including in Europe, such as the UK, Denmark, Holland, Portugal. And also in the USA, Canada and Australia. In all of the above countries, vaccination has positive effects. In Armenia, vaccination will be provided to girls aged 9 to 13 years with the consent of children and their parents. Since at this age children do not yet live a sexual life, the effectiveness of vaccination will be much higher, " Zaitsev explained.
WHO expert, Professor Paul Blum, in his turn, noted that Armenia would buy the vaccine at a more affordable price than other countries around the world. The price of vaccine for Armenia will be only 4 dollars. "Cervical cancer is a very serious and common disease that causes 250,000 women worldwide to die annually. This vaccine makes it possible to prevent the disease.As the vaccine is relatively new, it is too early to speak of its 100% effectiveness, however, according to preliminary data, in countries , where this type of vaccination is practiced, a sharp decrease in infection with papillomavirus was noted, "the expert noted.
In turn, the expert, a professor from Sweden, Joachim Dilner, that over the past 10 years, the World Health Organization has Safety of the vaccine, and in June 2017 it was proved that the vaccine absolutely safe for humans. According to him, this vaccine in generally increases immunity, which also positively affects human health.
The situation in Armenia was presented by the doctor of medical sciences, professor, gynecologic oncologist Gagik Bazikyan. According to him, Armenian women do not like to go to the gynecologist for a check-up, despite the fact that in polyclinics these consultations are done completely free of charge. "As a result, in 40% of Armenian women, cervical cancer is detected at the very last stages, when it is very difficult to cure the disease," Bazikyan said. Therefore, this type of vaccination, he stressed, will be very relevant and useful for Armenia. The professor also noted that in the US vaccination against papilomavirus of the girl is between the ages of 17 and 27, and, as practice shows, women subsequently do not have any problems with reproduction. "So the parents' concerns about further reproductive problems are groundless," Bazikyan assured.