Common human papillomavirus infection can lead to cervical, throat, anal, penile and vulval cancers
Students in their final two years of second-level education will soon be offered the HPV vaccine as part of a new phase of the catch-up programme designed to protect young people from HPV-caused cancers.
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD and Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton have announced that the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccine Catch-Up Programme will target students in fifth and sixth year of post-primary school.
This programme is designed to offer a further vaccination opportunity to young people, both male and female, who may have missed earlier…