In Orne, the vaccination campaign against papillomavirus is intensified

In all Normandy colleges, a vaccination campaign against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was implemented in 2019 by the Regional Health Agency (ARS) and the Academy.

“Vaccination prevents up to 90% of HPV,” Explains Anne-Catherine Söder, Director of the ARS Department. We are working to intensify the campaign in Orne, where vaccination rates are slightly below the regional average. On 5^HThis is the ideal age to start vaccination.

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“Eight out of ten people will be exposed to one of these viruses during their lifetime.”

HPV is very common and very contagious. It is estimated that eight out of ten people will be exposed to one of these viruses during their lifetime. 90% of these infections resolve spontaneously within two years. But it can cause precancerous lesions or cancers in the cervix, anus, vagina, penis, vulva, and pharynx. »

Thursday, February 15, 2024, the medical team from the vaccination center at Caen University Hospital vaccinated twenty-two 5-year-old students.^H And eight out of 4^H At Malraux College in Troon.