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<p>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 (HPV) 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.</p><p>The
Department announced on 26 May 2016 that an HPV vaccination pilot for MSM would start
in June.</p>
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