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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 444. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that thousands of the 40,000 eligible schoolgirls are still not getting the HPV vaccine; his plans to increase the take up of the HPV vaccine among eligible schoolgirls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7356/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: ...cancer in women worldwide. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 90 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 445. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the HPV vaccine to boys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7357/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: ...best practice. All relevant and appropriate information is taken into account when deciding to make changes to the State's immunisation programmes. NIAC has made a recommendation that the HPV vaccine should be given to boys. My Department asked the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to carry out a health technology assessment (HTA). Work has commenced on the HTA and is...

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