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<p>In November 2015, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the
expert body that advises the Government on all immunisation matters, advised that
a targeted human papillomavirus vaccination programme should be undertaken for men
who have sex with men (MSM) up to 45 years of age who attend genitourinary medicine
and HIV clinics. They noted that this should be subject to procurement of the vaccine
and delivery of the programme at a cost-effective price. JCVI acknowledged that finding
a way to implement its advice would be challenging and made clear that work was needed
by the Department and others to consider commissioning and delivery routes for this
programme. This work is already underway and we will announce our plans as soon as
we can.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is not yet in a position to suggest estimates
of the numbers or proportion of MSM who might be vaccinated from this potential vaccination
programme.</p>
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