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Putnam County Health Department looking for students to send to Pacers game

Want a chance to see the Indiana Pacers take on the Cleveland Cavaliers next month?

 

Then, you are in luck, especially if you are a Putnam County school-aged kid. 

 

The Putnam County Health Department has purchased five pairs of tickets to the Feb. 5 game for their "Shot for Hoops" campaign. 

 

In order to be eligible to win, students have to come into the health department and get the HPV vaccine during the month of January. 

 

"We just wanted to go with a theme that school-aged kids could relate to. That is why we purchased the tickets from the Pacers and promoted it as a "Shot for Hoops" program. We purchased five pairs of tickets -- one for a winner from each school corporation and then a second pair that will go to a second winner from the school corporation with the highest participation rate. The tickets are section 18 rows 2 and 3," said Joni Young, administrator for the Putnam County Health Department. 

 

The HPV Vaccine is a cancer prevention as there are more than 40 types of Human Papilloma Virus that can affect the genital areas, mouth and throat of both males and females. 

 

There are about 79 million Americans infected with the virus and approximately 14 million become newly infected each year, according to the CDC. 

 

HPV is spread through sexual activity, but one does not have to engage in sexual intercourse to get the virus, as it can spread through skin to skin contact during sexual activity, and there is no cure. 

 

The Putnam County Health Department urges students to get vaccinated early and prior to becoming sexually active so the body can develop a full immune response to HPV. 

 

 

 

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