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Hundreds of Thousands of People to Get Letter Offering Cancer Vaccine
ENGLAND, JUN 20 – More than 418,000 young people missed the HPV vaccine at school, prompting GP practices to invite unvaccinated 16-25-year-olds for catch-up doses to reduce cancer risk.
- Last month, the UK Health Security Agency warned young women in some parts of England are at greater risk of cervical cancer, and UKHSA will invite 16 to 25-year-olds to receive the HPV vaccine.
- More than 418,000 children left school without the HPV jab in the last three years, NHS England said, and Dr. Sharif Ismail, consultant epidemiologist at UKHSA, stated uptake has fallen significantly since the pandemic.
- Across local authorities, Year 10 HPV vaccination in girls ranged from 38.7% in Lambeth in London to 97.6% in Northumberland, and among boys, it varied from 28.2% in Lambeth to 92.2% in West Berkshire.
- Encouraging progress has been made recently in increasing uptake, and UKHSA said there is more work to do.
- By 2040, the NHS targets 90% HPV vaccine uptake among girls, and studies in England underscore its potential to prevent 90% of cervical cancer cases.
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examinerlive.co.ukHundreds of thousands of people to get letter offering cancer vaccine
Records show huge numbers of people should get the life-saving jab
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