Huron Expositor, 2007-09-12, Page 7The Huron Expositor • September 12, 2007 Page 7
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Vaccine to combat cervical cancer offered to
Grade 8 students in Huron and Perth Counties
Gardasil vaccine protects against 70 per cent of cervical cancers, says health unit
Stew Slater
As early as Sept. 14, female Grade
8 students in Huron and Perth
Counties will begin receiving the
first of three doses of a vaccine
aimed at reducing the incidence of
cervical cancer.
In a decision which has inspired
some controversy, the Ontario
Ministry of Health and Long Term
Care announced over the summer it
would fund the administration of
the Gardasil brand vaccine, on a
voluntary basis at a cost of about
$400 per person, to about 84,000
young women in the province.
The vaccine protects against four
types of a sexually -transmitted dis-
ease known as Human Papilloma
Virus (HPV), which are among the
possible causes for cervical cancer.
"Grade 8 was selected as the
cohort for the school-based vaccina-
tion program because Gardasil is
most effective when administered
prior to sexual debut and because it
will be offered at a different time
than Hepatitis B and Conjugate
Meningococcal vaccines, currently
offered in Grade 7.
This will minimize the number of
needles given to a female in a single
year as well as any possible risks
associated with co -administration,"
states an Aug. 2 memorandum from
the ministry to all Medical Officers
of Health in Ontario.
The memorandum was provided
as information as a regular meeting
of the Huron -Perth Catholic District
School Board on Monday, Aug. 27.
Although trustees received the
information without questions, the
issue did stir up some controversy
when the announcement was first
made.
Some experts suggested at the
time that the administration of the
vaccine could create a false sense of
security among young women about
their risk for contracting cervical
cancer or HPV.
That's because there are other
types of HPV not affected by
Gardasil, and there are other poten-
tial causes for cervical cancer.
Education director Larry Langan
offered his support, however, telling
trustees the health units in Huron
and Perth are fully behind the pro-
gram.
"Gardasil protects against 70 per
cent of cervical cancers," states an
information sheet to be distributed
by the Huron County Health Unit.
"It has been proven 95 to 100 per
cent effective against these cervical
cancers."
Langan added the program is vol-
untary, but she heath units are hop-
ing for a participation rate of about
85 per cent.
"It's based on the permission of
the parents. We're providing infor-
mation to the parents and we're
providing a help line for parents
who have questions," he said of the
cooperative effort between the
schools and health units.
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