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Free HPV vaccinations: Protect and save life quickly now!
On the HPV day, March 5, 2025, inexpensive vaccinations against HPV will be offered in Vienna. Find out more about appointments and locations.
Free HPV vaccinations: Protect and save life quickly now!
On March 4, 2025, a free vaccination offer against humane papilloma viruses will be offered in Vienna on the occasion of the global HPV day to reduce the risk of cervical cancer. The vaccinations take place in several locations, including in the Museum of Applied Arts and the Vienna University of Applied Sciences. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., nine to thirty-year-olds are expected to vaccination. The HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 is used and complete immunization requires two partial vaccinations. The deadline for the last chance of vaccination is at the end of June 2025, since the free vaccination offer is expected to end in December 2025, as orf.at reported.
Security and side effects of vaccinations
The World Health Organization (WHO) has proven a clear benefit of covid-19 vaccinations: In Europe, these vaccinations saved about 1.4 million lives. In Germany and worldwide, hundreds of millions of doses were rustled, with the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) taking over the safety monitoring of the vaccines. Typical vaccination reactions are often harmless and contain redness or swelling at the puncture site as well as flu -like symptoms. These reactions are a sign that the immune system reacts. According to ndr.de are rare, but all suspected cases should be reported to ensure the safety of the vaccines. Of the approximately 340,282 suspected reports registered between the end of 2020 and March 2023, there were only a few orders of the causal nature for the severe reactions.
The PEI emphasizes that rare vaccine effects such as myocarditis and Guillain-Barré syndrome have also been documented, but can often be compared with a significantly higher frequency in covid-19 infections. Overall, the rate of serious side effects according to COVID-19 vaccinations is extremely low, which is underlined by continuous studies and surveillance. Despite the restrictions, it is important that vaccinated and their relatives pay attention to possible symptoms and, if necessary, report them to ensure comprehensive security of the vaccinations.