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The HPV vaccine · adults

HPV vaccination is free for girls and boys aged 11–26. Women aged 27–45 get 50% of the reference price

Since autumn 2025, the HPV vaccine has been free for girls and boys aged 11–26. Women aged 27 to 45 get 50% reimbursement of the reference price, which may differ from the pharmacy price; ask what you would pay. The vaccine does not replace the test: you still screen from 25.

What you are entitled to at your age

The vaccine is for

At 30, a woman can get 50% of the reference price reimbursed until her 46th birthday (three doses). Ask the pharmacy what you would pay.

This calculator uses birth year alone, so its age estimate may be one year higher than your exact age. Near your 11th, 15th, 27th or 46th birthday, exact age at the first dose matters; ask your prescriber or pharmacist to check your eligibility and schedule.

How to get it, step by step

  1. Ask your family doctor, or any doctor contracted with the Insurance House, for the prescription. You must be insured.
  2. Buy the vaccine at a pharmacy on the free or reimbursed prescription.
  3. Go back to the practice for the injection and to book the next doses.

The number of doses depends on your age at the first dose. From 11 to 14 there are two doses, the second 6–13 months after the first. From 15 there are three doses, at 0, 2 and 6 months. Someone who starts at 26 (or, for women, at 45) can be prescribed all three doses even if the later ones fall after the age limit. No booster dose has been shown to be needed. The vaccine is not given in pregnancy.

After 26, the reimbursement protocol names only women; it provides no reimbursement for men aged 27 and over.

What happened where girls were vaccinated early

  1. Unvaccinated100
  2. Vaccinated, at any age37
  3. Vaccinated before 1712
Cervical cancer rate, with unvaccinated women set at 100. Sweden, 1,672,983 girls and women followed to age 31; adjusted rate ratios 0.37 and 0.12. Lei and colleagues, 2020.

In Sweden, researchers followed 1,672,983 girls and women aged 10 to 30 from 2006 to 2017. Those vaccinated before 17 had a cervical cancer rate about one eighth of the unvaccinated (incidence rate ratio 0.12). Across all vaccinated women, whatever their age, the rate was about 63% lower (Lei and colleagues, New England Journal of Medicine, 2020).

In Scotland, among women born between 1988 and 1996, no cervical cancer was recorded in those vaccinated at 12 or 13, whatever the number of doses (Palmer and colleagues, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2024).

The gap between women vaccinated before 17 and all vaccinated women together has a simple explanation: the vaccine prevents infection, it does not cure it. The earlier it comes relative to the start of sexual life, the more it protects. That does not make it useless at 30 or 40, but the benefit is smaller and varies from person to person; it is worth discussing with a doctor.

Frequently asked questions

Up to what age is the HPV vaccine free in Romania?

From age 11 until the 27th birthday, for girls and boys. Someone who starts at 26 is prescribed all three doses.

How much does the HPV vaccine cost after 27?

Women aged 27 to 45 get 50% reimbursement of the reference price. That may not be half the pharmacy price, so ask the pharmacy what you would pay. For men over 26 the protocol provides no reimbursement.

How many doses of HPV vaccine do I need?

Two if the first dose comes between 11 and 14. Three if you start at 15 or later, at 0, 2 and 6 months.

Is the vaccine worth it if I have already had HPV?

It can protect against the types you have not had, but it does not cure an existing infection. The benefit is smaller than vaccination before sexual life starts; discuss it with a doctor.

If I am vaccinated, do I still have the HPV test?

Yes. The screening method makes no exception for vaccinated women.

Sources and method

Checked on 22 October 2026. Next check due by 31 March 2027. Responsible for publication: Marius Comper.

This page explains reimbursement rules and the vaccination schedule. It does not replace a discussion with your doctor about whether vaccination is right for you.

Eligibility and reimbursement percentages come from Health Minister's Order 3,120/2023, as consolidated on 1 October 2025, and the amendments in Order 858/2025. Article 2(d) sets 100% of the reference price for people aged ≥11 and <27; Article 1(b) sets 50% of the reference price for women aged ≥27 and <46. CNAS therapeutic protocol J07BM03, approved by Order 958/1,512/2025, sets a two- or three-dose schedule according to age at the first dose. The percentage applies to the reference price; this page does not estimate the final amount charged by a pharmacy.

The Sweden and Scotland findings come from two population-based observational cohort studies. Lei and colleagues followed Swedish national registers; Palmer and colleagues linked Scottish immunisation, screening and cancer registers. Their results measure cervical cancer incidence in those populations; they do not measure the effects of Romania's vaccination programme.

The calculator uses birth year to estimate age, which may be one year higher than your exact age. At ages 11, 15, 27 and 46, your date of birth can change eligibility or the number of doses shown. Confirm your exact age at the first dose with your prescriber or pharmacist.

Further reading

A Romanian-language article about adult vaccination in Romania: “Adults get vaccines too” (May 2025).

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