Women under the age of 17 will be given Gardasil 9 for free

It is aimed at women under the age of 17

The government is also pushing to expand the number of nursing staff and improve treatment for COVID

President Moon Jae-in is answering directly to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the petition

President Moon Jae-in is answering directly to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the petition.

 

He promised the government will expand the scope of free cervical cancer vaccinations from women under the current age of 12 to under the age of 17 so that all women and teenagers can receive free vaccination benefits.

 

He said he would also make efforts to expand the workforce and improve the working environment and treatment of nurses at health centers who are responding to COVID outbreak.

 

On the 19th, President Moon directly responded to the public to mark the 4th anniversary of the petition.

 

President Moon has declared more support for cervical cancer vaccinations.

 

This is the answer to 18,817 people's petition to oppose the increase in the amount of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil 9 and to apply insurance premiums.

 

There are a total of 48 requests for cervical cancer vaccine support.

 

The standard is to respond when more than 200,000 people agree, but President Moon said, "A small number of agreements does not mean less important." President Moon said, "Cervical cervical cancer is the only cancer that can be prevented by vaccination, but it is often not vaccinated due to the cost of up to ₩600,000." He said, "We will expand the scope of free vaccination for cervical cancer from women under 12 to under 17 years of age and receive free benefits for all female teenagers." President Moon said, "We will allow low-income women aged 18 to 26 to receive free vaccinations and gradually expand the scope." It also mentioned hiring nurses and improving treatment at health centers, which are essential workers in response to COVID-19.

 

65,385 people have joined the petition to prevent nurses at health centers from collapsing.

 

"We have hired 1,273 nurses in the first half of this year, and we are hiring 2,353 more people to respond to infectious diseases this month," President Moon said.

 

"We will continue to expand the number of nurses and improve the working environment and treatment." In addition, President Moon promised to expand medical support for the infertility and strengthen support for vacation, preferential vaccination of COVID to caregivers and delivery call centers and visiting service workers.

 

Furthermore, President Moon announced his plan to introduce a system that will allow government agencies such as the National Assembly, courts, Constitutional Court and the National Elections Commission to file petitions online at the end of next year.