The normative act also provides for a set of measures to reduce and control the infections associated with care.
People wishing to be vaccinated can be vaccinated against HPV in open circuit pharmacies, prescribing their attending physician, the government said in a press release.
Vaccination will be practiced by treating physicians, epidemiologists, infectiologists, pediatricians and other specialists certified in vaccinology and contracts with health insurance funds.
The vaccine can be issued in open circuit pharmacies approved with the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAS), and the beneficiaries will contact their doctor for his administration.
The funds necessary to cover the cost of the vaccine and its administration will be levied from the budget of the national vaccination program.
VPH vaccination is an effective method of prevention of cervical cancer and other diseases caused by the HPV virus.
Currently, in Romania, the vaccine is free and available for girls and boys aged 11 to 18, and for women aged 19 to 45, it is 50 %reimbursed.
Cervical cancer is a disease that can be prevented by vaccination and screening, and healed if detected early and treated correctly.
Nearly 3,500 cases of cervical cancers are diagnosed each year in Romania. More than half of the patients lose the battle against the disease, Hotnews reported in April, a disease that can be prevented 100 % by vaccination against the HPV virus. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most famous sexually transmitted viral infection in the world. Almost all sexually active people are in contact with at least one strain of the HPV virus during their lifetime.
source: romanianjournal.ro