By giving your consent now to have your children vaccinated with GARDASIL®9, you can help protect them against certain HPV-related cancers and diseases in the future.
Publicly funded vaccination programs offer GARDASIL®9 for free to students in schools across Canada.
GARDASIL®9 is the first and only vaccine that helps protect individuals against 9 HPV types that can lead to certain HPV-related cancers and diseases.
There are over 200 types of HPV, with about 40 different types that infect the genital tract. Most people who have an HPV infection do not have any symptoms and most infections will go away without treatment. Genital warts are often the only visible sign that a person is infected. However, in some people, HPV infections can lead to cervical, anal, vaginal or vulvar cancers.*
HPV vaccination is one of the top ways to help protect your child against certain HPV-related cancers and diseases in the future.
Find out how your child can get the GARDASIL®9 vaccine today and learn about free HPV vaccination school programs in your child’s province!
If you’d like to get your child vaccinated outside of their school program and they are not eligible for the provincial immunization program, many private insurance plans reimburse some or all of the cost of GARDASIL®9. You can begin the process by connecting with a virtual healthcare provider or finding a vaccination site near you.
Yes. GARDASIL®9 can be administered in boys and men ages 9 to 45, to help protect against infection caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 and the following diseases caused by HPV:
For more information about GARDASIL®9, talk to your healthcare professional.
Your child can get the virus at any point in their life once they are sexually active – which is why getting vaccinated before they are sexually active is recommended. All it takes is 1 infected partner to be infected. Vaccination with GARDASIL®9 helps prevent infection with the HPV types that cause most genital warts and certain HPV-related cancers.
For more information about GARDASIL®9, talk to your healthcare professional.
Using a condom is not a guarantee for complete protection against HPV, because they only protect the area they cover. HPV can still be contracted through skin-to-skin contact beyond the area the condom is covering. Using condoms may reduce the risk of getting HPV, but it is highly contagious, and condoms do not provide full protection. Your child can get infected just by skin-to-skin or oral contact with the genital area, and without having intercourse.
That said, using a condom is a great way to reduce the risk of HPV infection, not to mention an excellent way for your child to protect themself against other sexually transmitted infections.
For more information about GARDASIL®9, talk to your healthcare professional.
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In girls and women aged 9 through 45, GARDASIL®9 helps protect against cervical, vaginal, vulvar and anal cancers caused by HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, abnormal and precancerous cervical lesions as found in a Pap test caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, abnormal and precancerous vaginal, vulvar and anal lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, and genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11. In boys and men aged 9 through 45, GARDASIL®9 helps protect against anal cancer caused by HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, and abnormal and precancerous anal lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58. It also helps protect boys and men aged 9 through 45 against genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11.
GARDASIL®9 does not treat HPV infection, cancer or prevent its complications. GARDASIL®9 may not fully protect each person who gets it. GARDASIL®9 does not remove the need for cervical cancer screening; women should still get routine cervical cancer screening. GARDASIL®9 is not recommended for use in pregnant women. As with other vaccines, GARDASIL®9 may cause some side effects and allergic reactions. The most common side effects seen are pain, swelling, redness, itching, bruising, bleeding, a lump where the shot is given, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, tiredness, diarrhea, abdominal pain and sore throat. This is not a complete list of side effects; for any unexpected effects while
taking GARDASIL®9, contact your doctor or pharmacist. Contact your doctor or healthcare professional to if GARDASIL®9 is suitable for you.
Information about GARDASIL®9 is provided in the Product Monograph and Consumer Information, available here.
HPV=human papillomavirus.