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Delivery of the HPV vaccine and impact of school closures: statement from the JCVI

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's (JCVI) statement on delivery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) programme in light of school closures associated with coronavirus (COVID-19).

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 16 July 2020

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Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation: statement on the delivery of the HPV vaccine

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This statement has been developed by the JCVI to acknowledge that the 2019 to 2020 vaccination programme has been disrupted due to COVID-19 and that now the priority of the programme is for all eligible children to receive at least the first dose of the HPV vaccine.

Published 16 July 2020