HPV Vaccine Catch-Up Clinic Offers Second Chance

A special HPV catch-up clinic is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 25th, offering a vital opportunity for young people to receive the Human Papillomavirus vaccine. This clinic aims to vaccinate individuals from school Year 8 who might have missed their routine immunisation when nurses visited schools earlier in the year. The HPV vaccine is critical as it prevents infections that can lead to various cancers, including cervical, anal, genital, head, and neck cancers. It also provides protection against genital warts. Females are eligible for the vaccine from eight years old up to their 25th birthday. Males born on or after September 1, 2006, are also eligible from school Year 8 up to their 25th birthday. Those who have not yet received the vaccine are encouraged to book an appointment by contacting the immunisation team. The vaccine was initially rolled out to children aged 12 and 13 in January 2024.