Parents Urged To Get Children Vaccinated For HPV

North Central Public Health District and One Community Health are urging parents to schedule appointments for the long-established Human Papilloma Virus vaccine for their children and adolescents.  The vaccine can prevent nine types of cancer in later life.  Boys and girls ages 9 to 14 should get two doses, which are given 6 to 12 months apart. If waiting until over the age of 15, it takes 3 doses to be fully immunized.  While age 9 to 14 is the ideal age timeframe, the vaccines can be given up to age 26.  Every year in the U.S. there are 5.5 million new cases of HPV. Immunizations are available at NCPHD and OCH in The Dalles and Hood River, at the Hood River Valley High School-Based Health Center and at most healthcare clinics.  For more information, contact North Central Public Health District at (541) 506-2600, or One Community Health at (541) 386.6380.

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