Vaccination week was officially launched yesterday at the Dorothy Bailey Health Centre, under the theme ‘Get vax to celebrate a healthy tomorrow.’
Speaking at the launch, Medex Berris Springer stated that locally, vaccination week will be focusing on bringing awareness to the population on yellow fever, an outbreak of which was recently experienced in Brazil, and cervical cancer, which is one of the leading causes of cancer in Guyana.
She stated that HPV (human papillomavirus, the virus that causes cervical cancer) will be highlighted because it is intended that by September, the HPV vaccine will be included on the National Vaccine Schedule. Health practitioners will therefore use this week to sensitise persons about the vaccine and clear up any misinformation about it, Springer said.
