For those who have missed the opportunity to receive the HPV vaccine due to proactively withholding recommendations for vaccination, we will provide the opportunity to receive the vaccine again from the perspective of ensuring fair vaccination opportunities.
Please check whether you have been vaccinated with HPV vaccine in the past by checking the Maternal and Child Health Handbook or vaccination certificate. If you have already completed 3 doses of vaccinations, no further vaccination is required.

Persons subject to special measures

Women born between April 2, 1997 and April 1, 2006

* In addition, women born between April 2, 2006 and April 1, 2008 are eligible for regular vaccinations (equivalent to 6 years of elementary school to 1 year of high school). Subject to special measures.

inoculation period

From April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2025

Information/Pre-examination form sending time

Preliminary examination slips were sent to all eligible persons by July 28, 2022.

1. If you cannot find the documents, you can reissue the pre-examination slip at the Health and Welfare Center. Please bring your maternity record book with you.
2. If there is no vaccination record in Itabashi Ward, such as when you move in, we may also send it to those who have already been vaccinated. Please check whether or not you have been vaccinated with your maternal and child health handbook or vaccination certificate. If 3 doses of vaccination have been completed, vaccination is not required. If you receive an unnecessary pre-examination slip, please discard it.
3. Among those who were born between 1997 and 1999, there are those who completed the vaccination between 2010 and 2012 under the "National Urgent Promotion of Vaccination against Cervical Cancer". Vaccination at this stage is provided in the form of a subsidy for the cost of voluntary vaccinations, and unlike legally mandated regular vaccinations, there is currently no record of vaccinations in Itabashi Ward. For this reason, as in 2 above, with the resumption of the active recommendation for routine vaccinations, we may be sending pre-screening forms to those who have already been vaccinated. Please check the records in your maternal and child health handbook, etc., and if you have completed the 3 doses of vaccinations, you do not need to be vaccinated again.

inoculation vaccine

There are two types of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines: Cervarix (bivalent) and Gardasil (tetravalent).

• Cervarix (bivalent)
  Among the various genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV), this vaccine contains antigens against types 16 and 18 that are most likely to cause cervical cancer.
• Gardasil (tetravalent)
  In addition to type 16 and 18 antigens, which are the main causes of cervical cancer, this vaccine contains type 6 and 11 antigens, which also cause condyloma acuminata and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

Note: The 9-valent vaccine (Sylgard 9) is not publicly funded.

Number of inoculations/general inoculation schedule

Both Cervarix and Gardasil are inoculated three times, but please note that the inoculation intervals are different.
Also, be sure to inoculate up to 3 times with the same vaccine that you received the first time. Vaccines cannot be changed in the middle.

Cervarix

• First time
• 2nd dose 1 month or more after the 1st dose
• 3rd time 6 months or more after the 1st vaccination and 5 months or more after the 2nd vaccination

Gardasil

• First time
• 2nd dose: 2 months or more after the 1st dose
• 3rd time 6 months or more after the 1st vaccination and 4 months or more after the 2nd vaccination

Note: The spacing above is standard. If you are in a hurry, you can complete 3 doses in 5 months for Cervarix and 4 months for Gardasil. Please consult your family doctor for details.
Note: If you have already received 1 or 2 doses of HPV vaccine in the past, do not start over and continue with the remaining doses of the same vaccine.

Place of inoculation

Cooperating medical institutions in the city or cooperating medical institutions contracted with each ward in the 23 wards.
For cooperating medical institutions in Itabashi Ward, please check the following. In addition, depending on the medical institution, inoculation may require a reservation, so please contact the medical institution in advance.

• Itabashi Ward HPV vaccine (cervical cancer preventive vaccine) list of cooperating medical institutions (special measures) (PDF 445.3KB)

Inoculation cost

free

If you are not eligible, you will be voluntarily inoculated (full self-pay).

Side effects of HPV vaccine

Side effects of the bivalent HPV vaccine include local reactions such as pain (99%), redness (88.2%), and swelling (78.8%), and systemic reactions such as mild fever and malaise.
Side effects of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine include local reactions such as pain (82.7%), erythema (32%), and swelling (28.3%), and systemic reactions such as fever and headache.
In rare cases, severe side effects may occur, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is currently collecting reports on side effects and having specialists analyze and evaluate them on a regular basis.
For more information, please see HPV vaccine catch-up vaccination (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare).

• HPV vaccine catch-up vaccination (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) (External link)
• HPV vaccine leaflet (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) (External link)
• About routine vaccination of HPV vaccine (Tokyo) (External link)

About the vaccination interval with the new corona vaccine

As a general rule, the new corona vaccine and other vaccines cannot be vaccinated at the same time.
Each can be vaccinated two weeks after receiving the other vaccine.

For those who were unable to receive routine vaccinations and received vaccinations at their own expense by March 31, 2022

There is a refund system for vaccination costs (refunds are subject to certain conditions).
Please see the following page for details.

• About the cost subsidy of vaccination (HPV vaccine) pertaining to human papillomavirus infection