Vaccination (HPV vaccine) is effective in preventing cervical cancer.
The HPV vaccine is a routine vaccination (targeted age group: those in the 6th grade of elementary school to 1st year of high school) based on the Immunization Act. A catch-up vaccination system was established to ensure fair vaccination opportunities to those who did not receive the vaccination during their eligibility period when the vaccination was not actively recommended. As such, women born between April 2, 1997 and April 1, 2007 are eligible to receive the vaccination with the cost covered by public expense until March 2025.
In response to this, the University’s Health Service Center and the University Hospital have collaborated to make the vaccinations available on campus to those who are registered as residents in the 23 wards of metropolitan Tokyo.
If you would like to receive vaccinations at the university, please check the information below.
Date and time
Late January 2024 to March 2025 (planned)
Please check "The University of Tokyo HPV Vaccination Site" for details such as available dates and vaccination times.
Please note that the program may end early depending on progress.
Venue
・Hongo Health Service Center, Administration Bureau Bldg. No.2, Hongo Campus
・Komaba Health Center, Komaba Campus
Eligibility
Currently, those who are 18 years of age or older at the time of vaccination and meet all of the following conditions:
◦ Those who are registered as residents in the 23 wards of Tokyo
◦ Women born between April 2, 1997 and April 1, 2007
◦ Those who have not received a total of 3 doses of HPV vaccine in the past
◦ Persons who fall into any of the following categories (regardless of where you received your first or second HPV vaccination)
・Students enrolled at the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) (including specially registered students and research students)
・Academic and administrative staff employed by UTokyo (including academic and administrative staff employed at the school attached to the Faculty of Education)
・Visiting faculty, part-time lecturers (including seconded) etc. working at the university
◦ Those who have an HPV vaccination pre-examination slip (for catch-up vaccination) sent from the Tokyo ward (23 wards) where you are registered as a resident.
*Some local governments do not send HPV vaccination pre-screening slips (for catch-up vaccinations) to those eligible for vaccination, so if you do not have a pre-screening slip at hand, please contact the consultation counter in the Tokyo ward (23 wards) where you are registered as a resident.
◦ Those who are not pregnant or have no possibility of being pregnant.
◦ Those who have not received the novel coronavirus vaccine within the past 2 weeks
Interval between shots
・The HPV vaccine requires 3 doses.
・Standard vaccination interval: 3 doses at 0 months, 2 months, and 6 months
・If vaccination cannot be done according to the standard schedule: *1 *2
▼Example of standard vaccination schedule
|
1st vaccination (0 months) |
2nd vaccination (2 months) *1 |
3rd vaccination (6 months) *2 |
|
January 30, 2024 |
March 30, 2024 |
July 30, 2024 |
|
May 30, 2024 |
July 30, 2024 |
November 30, 2024 |
|
September 10, 2024 |
November 10, 2024 |
March 10, 2025 |
*1 Leave an interval of at least 1 month after the first dose.
*2 Wait at least 3 months after the second dose.
Vaccine
Nonavalent Cervical cancer vaccine (Sylgard®9)
If you have received the bivalent vaccine (Cervarix®) or quadrivalent vaccine (Gardasil®) more than once, it is generally recommended that you receive the same type of vaccine, but it is possible for you to receive the nine-valent vaccine (Sylgard® 9). (The "valence" indicates how many types of HPV the vaccine is compatible with. At the university, only the 9-valent vaccine, Sylgard® 9, will be provided. Sylgard®9 is named as Gardasil®9 in most of other countries.
Making a reservation
Please make a reservation from the University of Tokyo HPV vaccine site below.
Contact
・If you have concerns or do not feeling well after receiving the vaccine, please consult the Health Service Center where you received the vaccination first.
Hongo Health Service Center (Telephone: 03-5841-2573)
Komaba Health Service Center (Telephone: 03-5454-6180)
・About general consultation
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Welfare and Health, Infectious Disease Control Department, Epidemic Prevention and Information Management Division (Tel: 03-5320-5892)
・About vaccinations including HPV vaccine and other infectious diseases in general
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Infectious Disease/Immunization Consultation Desk (Telephone: 050-3818-2242)
・Any other issues
Environment, Health and Safety Department
The University of Tokyo
E-mail: HPVvaccination.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
