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Immunizations - childhood vaccination programme - Management
Human papillomavirus vaccination
- Three doses of HPV vaccine (Cervarix®) should be given at 0, 1–2, and 6 months. All three doses should be given within a 12–month period.
- The following cohorts will be offered HPV vaccination routinely from September 2008:
- All 12– to 13–year old girls born between 1 September 1995 and 31 August 1996 (school year 8 in 2008/2009).
- All 17– to 18–year old young women (born between 1 September 1990 and 31 August 1991 should be offered vaccination in the year from September 2008 onwards, with vaccination courses completed by 31 August 2009 where possible).
- A two-year catch-up HPV programme will also be offered for all girls up to 18 years from the beginning of the 2009/2010 school year:
- All girls born between 1 September 1991 and 31 August 1993 (school years 12 and 13 in the year 2009/2010) will be offered vaccination in the school year from autumn 2009.
- All girls born between 1 September 1993 and 31 August 1995 (school years 11 and 12 in the year 2010/2011) will be offered vaccination in the school year from autumn 2010.
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