In a post on of Health (SUS) in children and adolescents aged 9 to 14 years. Until then, to complete the vaccination schedule, this public needed to receive two doses of the vaccine.
For immunosuppressed people and victims of sexual violence, the recommendation for a two-dose regimen continues.
The minister also instructed states and municipalities to actively search for young people up to 19 years of age who have not received any dose of the vaccine so that they can update their vaccination.
The decision follows a recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO) made in 2022. At the time, experts reviewed evidence of the effectiveness of two or three doses in the recommended schedules and concluded that one dose of the vaccine already offered significant protection against HPV.
According to the WHO, the adoption of the single-dose scheme can help increase vaccination coverage, in addition to immunizing a greater number of young people. In Brazil, adherence remains below target.
You can get vaccinated free of charge through SUS:
- Girls and boys aged 9 to 14
- People aged 9 to 45 with special clinical conditions, such as those living with HIV/AIDS, solid organ or bone marrow transplant recipients and cancer patients (immunosuppressed)
- Victims of sexual abuse
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