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<p>Since the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme
in 2008 three million females have received the completed HPV vaccine course in England.</p><p>HPV
vaccine coverage data is published annually by Public Health England (PHE) by dose
and birth cohort (school year). Vaccine coverage data are not routinely collected
by ethnicity.</p><p>PHE developed a range of resources and communication materials
targeted at the public and health professionals to support the expansion of the HPV
immunisation programme to boys. These materials were developed in close collaboration
with National Health Service partners and a number of relevant stakeholders from charities
and academia. The resources are intended to provide all the information necessary
to help teenagers and their parents make an informed decision about the HPV vaccine.
Local immunisation providers should share this information and signpost teenagers
and their parents to these materials when the HPV vaccination programme is offered
in schools.</p><p>Factsheets for school immunisation teams, headteachers and teaching
teams and health professionals are available to inform parents and schools about the
programme. As the programme is now universal, the fact sheet is aimed at boys and
girls and gives information on the vaccination programme and is available at the following
links:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/812484/PHE_HPV_vaccination_leaflet.pdf%20https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hpv-vaccination-and-cervical-cancer-addressing-the-myths"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/812484/PHE_HPV_vaccination_leaflet.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hpv-vaccination-and-cervical-cancer-addressing-the-myths</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 are available
at the following links:</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></p><p><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>NHS
England and NHS Improvement have commissioned all school aged providers in England
to deliver the programme to boys from 1 September 2019 - making this a universal programme.
In addition, NHS England and NHS Improvement central and regional Communications and
Media teams, together with PHE, have and continue to develop campaigns targeted at
boys in the eligible cohort, and their parents/guardians to inform and raise awareness
of the availability of the vaccine.</p><p>HPV vaccine coverage data is collected annually.
PHE will publish first dose HPV vaccine coverage in boys for the academic year 2019/20
in December 2020.</p>
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