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This needs to be signed and returned for your child to be vaccinated.
Can be vaccinated at school in year 8 from September 2019.
Can be vaccinated at school in year 8.
This is to make sure your child gets the right protection against the HPV types the vaccine helps prevent.
The second dose will be given at least 6 months after the first dose.
You can also speak to your child’s doctor if their school is not offering HPV vaccination.
If your daughter misses a HPV vaccine dose, she can be vaccinated as part of a catch-up programme at school. Once she’s left school, she can be vaccinated on the NHS childhood vaccination schedule up to the age of 25. Speak to her school or doctor for more information about HPV vaccination.
It will help protect girls and boys from certain types of HPV, including the 2 types HPV 16 and HPV 18 that have the highest risk of causing certain HPV cancers, like anal or cervical cancer.
HPV 16 and 18 infections have GONE DOWN by 86% in women aged 16-21
(since HPV vaccinations began in England)
It is scientifically tested for its safety and to make sure it helps protect against certain HPV infections.
The World Health Organization (WHO) made a statement in March 2017 that, based on their new review, there is no evidence that links HPV vaccination to certain chronic (long-lasting) conditions.