Contemplating HPV vaccination in Japan during the time of COVID-19.
Hum Vaccin Immunother
; 17(3): 836-837, 2021 03 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-786983
ABSTRACT
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been growing, including in Japan where it has been estimated that as many as 3.1% of patients positive for new CoV strain SARS-CoV-2 might die of COVID-19-related respiratory failure. Meanwhile, human papillomavirus (HPV) is spreading in Japan. The fatality rate for HPV-associated cancers after infection with HPV is as much as that for COVID-19 in Japan, although the time to disease is much longer for HPV. Among advanced countries, the cervical cancer screening rate in Japanese females is very low. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) suspended its official recommendation for HPV vaccination in June 2013 due to alleged adverse post-vaccination events in several young girls, such as chronic pain and motor impairment, which were repeatedly reported in the media. Subsequently, the rate for vaccinating girls plummeted from approximately 70% to the current rate of 1% or less. Women should accept HPV vaccination for the eventual prevention of cervical cancer with the same passion they are for COVID-19 testing.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Papillomavirus Infections
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Alphapapillomavirus
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Papillomavirus Vaccines
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Hum Vaccin Immunother
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
21645515.2020.1801318
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