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<p>Coverage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in teenage girls is high with
nearly 84% receiving the full course of vaccine. HPV vaccination uptake data can be
viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/760902/HPV_2017_2018_annual_report.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/760902/HPV_2017_2018_annual_report.pdf</a></p><p>From
September 2019, the HPV vaccination programme will be expanded to boys in school year
eight. To help teenagers and their parents make an informed choice about the HPV vaccination
programme Public Health England (PHE) developed a range of targeted materials to provide
information. Local immunisation providers should share this information and signpost
teenagers and their parents to these materials when the offer of HPV vaccination is
underway in schools. These materials can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation#human-papillomavirus-(hpv)-for-girls"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation#human-papillomavirus-(hpv)-for-girls</a></p><p>In
addition, PHE has also worked closely with several charities such as Jo’s Cervical
Cancer Trust and the Teenage Cancer Trust to develop lesson plans for schools to use
to teach young people about cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine. These can be seen
at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.jostrust.org.uk/information-healthcare-professionals/information-teachers"
target="_blank">https://www.jostrust.org.uk/information-healthcare-professionals/information-teachers</a>;
and <a href="https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us/what-we-do/cancer-awareness/resources#cervicalcancer"
target="_blank">https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us/what-we-do/cancer-awareness/resources#cervicalcancer</a></p><p><strong>
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