The catch-up programme will see schoolchildren who missed out on HPV vaccination. This is as well as women under the age of 25 being prioritised for vaccination. It is as recommended by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee. Access to the schools-based HPV vaccination programme had been severely disrupted due to the pandemic.
“After many years of strongly advocating in support of the vaccine and more recently for a catch-up programme, we welcome today’s significant announcement by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly that this will now be happening, and we recognise his leadership on this important issue.
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