Deputy Minister of Health's Reaction to the Claim of High Prevalence of HPV in Tehran

The Deputy Minister of Health of the Ministry of Health announced the start of investigations into the prevalence of HPV in the country and said: "We are looking for knowledge of the real statistics and if there is a high prevalence, we will take the necessary interventions."
In response to a question about the emphasis of some on the injection of the vaccine, but due to the high cost and lack of inventory, it is difficult for everyone to access it, he said: "Any vaccine that is going to enter the network system must go through its own stages. The first issue is to investigate the prevalence and incidence of this disease. If the situation is serious, its cost-effectiveness will also be examined and the necessary decisions will be made. Another point about the HPV vaccine, like many other drugs, is first and foremost the issue of its availability and secondly the issue of its coverage.
Deputy Minister of Health's Reaction to the Claim of High Prevalence of HPV in TehranRaisi blamed the publication and reflection of such news as the cause of anxiety at the public level, saying: "We are investigating this situation and if it has a high prevalence, we will take the necessary interventions." We have ordered an investigation, and it will probably take a period of one or two months to announce the final result and the extent of the outbreak."