What is the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer?



The vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer is the cervical cancer vaccine, which includes the bivalent cervical cancer vaccine, the quadrivalent cervical cancer vaccine and the nine-valent cervical cancer vaccine. Women can choose the right cervical cancer vaccine according to their age.

1. Bivalent cervical cancer vaccine. Bivalent cervical cancer vaccine mainly targets HPV types 16 and 18, and also has cross-protection against HPV types 31, 33 and 45. The vaccination age of bivalent cervical cancer vaccine is mainly for women aged 9 to 45 years old.

2. Quadrivalent cervical cancer vaccine. The quadrivalent cervical cancer vaccine targets HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18, and is cross-protective against HPV types 31, 33 and 45. Previously, the age group for vaccination was 20-45 years old, but now it has been expanded to 9-45 years old.

3. Nine-valent cervical cancer vaccine. Nine-valent cervical cancer vaccine is for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58, and the age of vaccination is 16~26 years old.