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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 1169. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to increase the uptake of the human papillomavirus HPV vaccine among girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Sep 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...

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