Vaccine update: issue 296, July 2019, HPV special edition
Newsletter including the latest information and resources for the universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for eligible girls and boys.
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The national HPV vaccination programme is being extended to eligible boys from 1 September 2019.
The universal HPV vaccination programme special edition features:
- introduction of the HPV universal programme
- guidance, training slide set and a factsheet for health professionals
- patient group direction (PGD) template
- HPV vaccine supply
- resources - vaccination record card and consent form
- promotional material - poster, leaflet and social media resources
- new optional school-level vaccine coverage data collection tool to assist with local data collection
- updated routine childhood and complete immunisation schedules (effective from 1 September 2019)
- attitudinal survey and leaflet testing