HPV Immunisation January 2010 - Up-date

Last Chance

The headline news is that students who have chosen to ‘wait until next year’ or ‘wait until they’re older’ or who have not made up their minds whether to be immunised against HPV, may not be able to be vaccinated within the NHS system next academic year (apart from students who will be in year 8 next academic year).

This may be the last chance students get to be protected for free against the Human Papilloma viruses which cause 70 % of cervical cancer.

Any female student interested in having this course of 3 immunisations in school should contact Julie Mitchell on 01869 324496.  We anticipate that March 2010 may be the final opportunity for School Health Nurses to commence vaccination programmes for individual students in order for them to be completed during this academic year.

To arrange immunisation and for further information phone  Julie Mitchell at the School Health Nurses’ Office

 01869 324496