"The cost of cervical cancer vaccination is about four or five thousand yuan, which is really unbearable for families in poor areas. I hope that vaccination costs can be included in medical insurance or free vaccination programs. " Many readers reported to the Health Times reporter. As the first region in China where the government vaccinated HPV vaccine free of charge, Zhungeer Banner in Erdos City, Inner Mongolia began to vaccinate school-age women free of charge from August 1 day, 2020. At the end of 65438+February in the same year, the Ordos Municipal Government issued the Implementation Plan of Two Cancer Prevention and Control Projects for School-age Women in the City, which mentioned that in 20021year, school-age women were organized to take HPV vaccine voluntarily, and the cost of vaccine purchase was borne by the municipal and flag governments in proportion. The relevant person in charge of the Ordos Municipal Health and Wellness Committee told the Health Times reporter.
"At present, women aged 13- 18 in the city can be vaccinated with HPV vaccine for free, and women aged 25-64 in the city can be screened for cervical cancer for free."