Cervical Cancer Vaccination
About
The HPV vaccine is given to adolescent females and males to protect against four major types of human papillomavirus, a major cause of cervical cancer in women. There are three doses of the vaccination that are given at different times: the second dose must be given two months after the first and the third dose six months (or at least 24 weeks) after the first dose.
Get started
Contact your healthcare professional to have the vaccination done.
Need to know
Earn Vitality points
- All females and males on Vitality who are between nine and 25 years old will earn Vitality points for having the HPV vaccination.
- 1 000 Vitality points will be awarded after the completion of the two-dose schedule.
- If you are claiming the cost of this vaccination from a medical scheme administered by Discovery Health you do not need to submit proof as points will be awarded automatically. Please allow 7 days for your points to reflect.
- If you are not claiming the cost of these vaccinations, submit your clinic card on the Claim Vitality Points page for your points to be awarded. Please allow 48 hours for processing, you can then check that these points have been awarded on your Vitality Points Tracker.
Paying for the vaccination
If you are a member of a scheme administered by Discovery Health, you can claim for vaccinations from the available funds in your Medical Savings Account. The costs do not count towards the Annual Threshold.
Get started
Contact your healthcare professional to have the vaccination done.
Get Started
There are no special preparations for the vaccination.
Visit your healthcare professional to have the vaccination.
If you are not claiming the cost of your screening, assessment or vaccination from a medical scheme administered by Discovery Health you can claim your Vitality points here.
