HPV9
Published 5 November 2026, 15:07
HPV9 — vacina contra o vírus do papiloma humano (nine-valent human papillomavirus vaccine)
A vaccine against human papillomavirus — the virus linked to cervical cancer and several other cancers. It is in the schedule for teenagers, but some adults also get it free: women aged 18 to 26 inclusive, men born in 2000, 2001 and 2002 (the list of years is to be extended to 2003–2008) and anyone with immunodeficiency aged 18 to 26. The course is two doses six months apart.
Where you come across it. An appointment with the nurse at the centro de saúde, a conversation about finishing a course started in another country.
A course started back home is not restarted here: the doses you have had count, and only the missing ones are given. Finishing within a year of the first dose is advisable, but being late does not reset the schedule.