Cervical cancer vaccine circulated in Vietnam (correction)

Hanoi (VNA) - Cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil has been allowed to
be circulated in Vietnam , said the Health Ministry's harmaceutical
Management Department.

Produced by Merck and Co. of the US , Gardasil is an intramuscular
injection solution that helps prevent harm from human papilloma virus (HPV).
The vaccine will be given to girls and young women aged 9 to between 26 at
a cost of 1.9 million VND per injection. Each of them needs to receive three
injections.
The Health Ministry has asked Gasdasil importers to make regular reports
to authorised agencies on the importing, circulation and using process,
especially the drug's safety and efficiency in the country.
According to a survey conducted in the country over recent years, cervical
cancer is a common female killer with 20.3 in every 100,000 people
contracting the disease. The disease is easily found in women farmers and
those who have sex and babies at early age or contract sexually transmitted
diseases.
Vietnam has not yet had a systematic cervical cancer screening
programme and only hospitals in big cities and provinces provide cell tests
to detect the disease.-Enditem