The cervical cancer vaccine ... providing protection against cervical cancer for their future.

Immunisation Week

April 23-29 2012 is International Immunisation Week - the perfect time to remind parents to make sure their 12-13 year old daughter is vaccinated against HPV.

The HPV vaccine is available through the school-based Immunisation Program - contact your state/territory immunisation unit for information on time limitations and conditions. Remember consent forms must be signed by a parent or guardian.

 

About HPV

About the vaccine

About cervical cancer

 

Everything a girl should know about the HPV vaccine

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Design and partial content reproduced with the kind permission of the New Zealand Ministry of Health.

Females who have had the cervical cancer vaccine still need regular Pap tests. The vaccine is a prescription medicine. Medicines have benefits and risks. After reading this website, talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks of this vaccine and to check eligibility.

The World Health Organization endorses HPV vaccination programs as part of an integrated cervical cancer prevention strategy that includes cervical cancer screening and sexual health education. WHO Position Paper on HPV Vaccination, Weekly Epidemiological Record, 9 April 2009.