HPV programme extended

July 28, 2008 at 1:59 pm | In Prescribing Extra - Drugs | Print Print | 1 Comment

The Department of Health has announced (PDF) that the human papillomavirus vaccination programme is to be extended to include young women aged 17-18.

The decision to use Cervarix® has been criticised but this announcement does start to explain why the programme is using an apparently inferior vaccine.

Action: Clinicians should be aware of the extension to the vaccination programme.

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