Bona ukuthi wena noma ingane yakho ungathola yini umgomo ngaphandle kwezindleko
Imishanguzo ye-HPV, Gardasil , Gardasil 9, ne-Cervarix, ivikela ngezinhlobo ze- papillomavirus yabantu (i-HPV) eyenza umdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho namagciwane omzimba. Umgomo uphakanyiswa ngokuqondile kokubili abafana namantombazane abaneminyaka engu-11 noma 12, nakuba abanye bangazuza ekuvikeleni kwawo. Kubiza malini lo mgomo? Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi kufanele zihlanganiswe ngaphandle kwemali yizinhlelo eziningi zomshuwalense kanye nohlelo lwe-Vaccines for Children (VFC) kulabo abafanelekile.
Ubani okufanele agonywe
I-HPV igciwane elidluliselwa ngocansi . I-HPV 16 ne-HPV 18 zikhonjwe njengama-virus angase abangele imishanguzo yesisu nangomdlavuza. Ngaphandle kwezingane ezineminyaka engu-11 noma 12, abesifazane abasha bangathola umgomo we-HPV uneminyaka engama-26 kanti izinsizwa zingathola umuthi wokugonywa uneminyaka engama-21 uma zingakabanjwanga ngokwanele ngaphambili. Kunconywa nabesilisa abaneminyaka engama-22 kuya ku-26 uma benemibandela ethile yokuzivikela noma bahlanganyele ngesondo namadoda noma bangumuntu we-transgender abangazange bahlolwe ngokwanele ngaphambili.
Iyini Indleko Ye-Gardasil?
Ngaphansi kwe-Career Affordable Act (ACA), umgomo wokugonywa kwe-Gardasil 9 kufanele unikezwe ngaphandle kwezindleko kubo bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane kumaqembu asezingeni eliphakanyisiwe yizo zonke izinhlelo eziyimfihlo zomshuwalense wangasese kanye nomshuwalense owuthola ngokuhwebelana ngezempilo kusukela ngo-2017. Izinguquko noma ukuchithwa we-Care Affordable Act angabangela izinguquko kumhlomulo wokugoma ohlinzekwa izinkampani zomshuwalense.
Iningi labahlinzeki bomshuwalense wezempilo lihlanganisa iGarasil, kodwa lokho kuyahlukahluka enkampanini kuya enkampanini. U-Merck, umkhiqizi womgomo wokugomela, uncoma uxhumane nomshuwalense wakho ukuthi abuze ukuthi ihlanganisiwe, yimaphi imikhawulo engase ibe khona, ukuthi kuzodingeka ukuthi ukhokhe malini, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kukhona ama-deductibles asebenzayo, futhi uma kunomkhawulo wokugcina wonyaka ozokwenza isicelo.
I-Gardasil ihlanganiswe ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-Vaccines for Children, uhlelo olusemthethweni olutholakale kubantwana abaneminyaka engama-18 abangaqinisekisiwe, abafanelekayo be-Medicaid, abafanelekayo, amaNdiya aseMelika, ama-Alaska Native, noma abaxhasiwe. Lokhu kwenza umgomo ukhululeke ezinganeni ezifanelekile. Labo abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-18 bangase bahlanganiswe yi-Medicaid futhi kungahluka ngesimo. Emazweni lapho uhlelo lwe-Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP) luhluke khona neMedicaid, lo mgomo uhlanganisiwe. Kungase kudingeke uye emtholampilo wezempilo womphakathi ukuze uthole umgomo uma udokotela wakho engabhaliswa njengomhlinzeki we-VFC.
Isiguli esivela esikhwameni se-Gardasil singakhokha imali engama-dollar angu-190 ngomthamo ngo-2017. Kudingeka amanani amathathu ngezinyanga eziyisithupha, okwenza izindleko eziphelele ze-HPV yokugoma i-$ 570 noma ngaphezulu. Ngaphezulu kwalokho, odokotela abathile bahlawula imali yokuvakashela ihhovisi lapho umuthi wokugoma unikwa.
UMerck unesimiso sosizo lwesiguli futhi unikeza umgomo ngaphandle kwemali kubantu abadala abaneminyaka engu-19 kuya ku-26 abangenayo umshuwalense wezempilo futhi abanakho ukukhokhela umgomo.
> Imithombo:
> Izinhlelo Zokusiza Kwalabo Abangafihliwe. Merck. https://www.gardasil9.com/insurance-and-support/assistance-programs/.
> I-CDC Vaccine Price List. I-CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/awardees/vaccine-management/price-list/index.html.
> I- HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians . Amasevisi Okulawula Nokuvimbela Izifo. https://www.cdc.gov/hpv/hcp/need-to-know.pdf.
> Kufanele Ngithole I-HPV Vaccine? Umzali Ohleliwe. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/stds-hiv-safer-sex/hpv/should-i-get-hpv-vaccine.
> I-HPV Vaccine: Ukufinyelela nokusetshenziswa e-US Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. http://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-hpv-vaccine-access-and-use-in/