DEM Party's Beştaş Calls for HPV Vaccine: 'It Should Be Accessible and free.'

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Meral Danış Beştaş, a Member of Parliament from Erzurum representing the DEM Party, stated that the HPV vaccine is not a luxury but a preventative health service that prevents cancer, and called for it to be administered free of charge. Beştaş said that Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu's statement that "Turkey's HPV profile is different" has created new uncertainty regarding the long-awaited free vaccination program, adding, "The HPV vaccine shou…