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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Oct 2016)
Simon Harris: ...more lives than any other public health intervention, apart from providing clean water. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jun 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In October 2021, my Department asked the NIAC to consider the clinical effectiveness of providing the HPV vaccine to: girls and boys in secondary school who were eligible to receive HPV vaccine in 1st year but who did not receive it; and women up to the age of 25 years who have left secondary school and who did not receive the vaccine when eligible.The NIAC submitted advices in relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Jan 2018)
Simon Harris: ...common in this country and around the world such as polio, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough and many other serious infectious diseases are now preventable by vaccination. Most people will get a HPV infection during their lifetime and most of these infections will not require further treatment. However, in some women, HPV infections can cause changes in the cervix that can develop...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Nov 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: ...The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are chosen by the NIAC in order to give each child the best possible protection against vaccine preventable diseases. As the HPV vaccine is preventative it is intended to be administered, if possible, before a person becomes exposed to HPV infection. Therefore, the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme targets all...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: ...of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) made a recommendation that the HPV vaccine should be given to boys. On foot of NIAC’s recommendation, my Department asked the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake a health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to introduce HPV testing as the primary screening method for the prevention of cervical cancer as soon as possible. The HPV test is more accurate testing mechanism than liquid-based cytology, which is the current testing mechanism, and its use would result in fewer false negative results. Its introduction is in line with developments in cervical screening...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Feb 2017)
Simon Harris: ...in women worldwide. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 100 die from the disease. All cervical cancers are linked to high risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types. In 2009 the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended HPV vaccination for all 12 year old girls to reduce their risk of cervical cancer and in September 2010 the HPV...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2011) See 5 other results from this answer
James Reilly: The HSE has allocated â¬4 million annually for the HPV vaccination programme. This includes - Provision of three doses of HPV vaccine - Training for all school vaccination teams - Information materials and consent forms for parents/guardians. There are two HPV vaccines licensed for use in Ireland â Gardasil manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur and Cervarix manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: ...new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. As you are aware, NIAC recommended that the HPV vaccine should also be given to boys. On foot of NIAC’s recommendation, my Department asked the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: ...information is taken into account when deciding to make changes to the State's immunisation programmes. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Nov 2019)
Simon Harris: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009 the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12-13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010 the HPV vaccination programme was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Vaccine (HPV) and Meningococcal Group B Vaccine: Discussion (20 Dec 2012) See 9 other results from this debate
...help me with other words. The paper continues: Methods: Post-mortem brain tissue specimens from two young women who suffered from cerebral vasculitis-type symptoms following vaccination with the HPV vaccine Gardasil were analysed by IHC for various immuno-inflammatory markers. Brain sections were also stained for antibodies recognizing HPV-16L1 and HPV-18L1 antigen which are present in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jun 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: ...are recommended in the immunisation schedule are chosen by the NIAC in order to give each child the best possible protection against vaccine preventable diseases. Therefore, the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme targets all girls and boys in first year of secondary school to provide maximum coverage. The Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch-up Programme was launched on 8th...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 May 2019)
Simon Harris: The introduction of primary HPV screening is in line with developments in cervical screening internationally. Ireland will be among the first countries in the world to make this transition. The HSE has been engaging with other countries who have already made the switch – the Netherlands, and Australia - or who are preparing to do so, to identify learnings for the project across a range...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: ...at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are selected, where possible, in order to give each child the best possible protection against vaccine preventable diseases. The HPV vaccine is intended to be administered, if possible, before a person becomes exposed to HPV infection. The HPV vaccine is currently offered, free of charge, to boys and girls in first year of...