HPV vaccine precautions

The HPV vaccine is also known as the uterine cancer vaccine. It is mainly designed for women. In order to prevent women from getting uterine cancer, women will receive uterine vaccines one after another. However, this vaccine is relatively rare in the mainland and is generally available in Hong Kong. It needs to be administered in three doses and cannot be taken back for vaccination in one go. Therefore, if you want to get the HPV vaccine, you must fully understand it. So what are the precautions for the HPV vaccine?

1. You should avoid fever and cold on the day of vaccination. People with allergies need to tell the doctor what they are allergic to before vaccination (especially those who are allergic to protein should not be vaccinated). Although the HPV vaccines introduced by Quality HealthCare Hong Kong have been certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and are safe vaccines within the human body's tolerance range, there are still some things that must be paid attention to during the vaccination. Generally speaking, vaccination will not cause serious side effects. Even rare allergic reactions may occur in three cases out of one million, but they may vary depending on one's physical condition.

2. Pregnant women cannot get the HPV vaccine. Research on cervical cancer vaccination for pregnant women has been continuing to this day, and no side effects of the HPV vaccine have been found on pregnant women. However, this research is still ongoing and has not yet been completed to prove that it is harmless to pregnant women and fetuses. Therefore, pregnant women need to be careful when getting vaccinated. Because the vaccine is divided into three injections to be completed within six months, it is very likely that you will become pregnant during the vaccination period. Once pregnancy is discovered, stop the vaccination in time and continue with the unfinished dose after the breastfeeding period ends.

4. The HPV vaccine consists of three injections, which need to be completed within six months. Because the first injection is at a self-selected time, and the second and third injections are 2/6 months after the first injection, many people may wonder if they can take the vaccine home for injection by going back and forth to Hong Kong three times. This is not possible. The storage conditions for vaccines are relatively harsh and can easily change due to external factors, so they cannot be moved at will. What is more important is that under the constraints of legal conditions in Hong Kong and the Mainland, it is illegal to carry HPV vaccine in and out of the country without permission.

3. Common side effects are similar to those of general vaccinations, such as redness, swelling and pain at the injection site, and occasional dizziness and nausea after injection, but these conditions are mild and generally do not last more than two days. If these conditions persist for a long time and may worsen, you should go to a regular hospital for treatment in time. Everyone's physical condition is different, and it is possible to have different degrees of reactions.