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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1274. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe to move the HPV programme from a two-dose programme to a single dose programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63639/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1275. To ask the Minister for Health the way that it is intended to monitor the HPV programme for effectiveness in view of the intention to move the HPV programme from a two-dose programme to a single dose programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63640/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1276. To ask the Minister for Health when the HPV programme will be reviewed for clinical effectiveness in view of the intention to move the HPV programme from a two-dose programme to a single dose programme; if it is intended to return to a two-dose programme should this prove negative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63641/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1278. To ask the Minister for Health the way that the move of the HPV programme from a two-dose programme to a single dose programme may affect the target date for the elimination of cervical cancer in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63643/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: ...of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has updated their advice about the number of HPV vaccine doses young people need to receive. The NIAC advise that people with healthy immune systems now only need one dose of HPV vaccine. Recent scientific evidence did not show a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1277. To ask the Minister for Health the way that is it intended to reach the 90% coverage rate for the HPV vaccine given that NIAC has advised that this is essential for an effective single-dose programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63642/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)
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...