Because that is necessary, says De Jonge. The HPV virus is very contagious and the possible consequences are great. “A lot of people are infected with it, dozens of percent,” he explains. Normally, the body naturally breaks down that virus again, but in some of the infected people it remains active in the body and then you can get penile cancer, vaginal cancer and cervical cancer at a later age.”
The GGD tries to get young people to the HPV vaccine at pop-up injection locations: ‘Convince as many people as possible’
