Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for Year 8 Students

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for Year 8 Students 29th April

February 2021

School newsletter item

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme will be offered to all year 8 students at school this year.

Sometime during February year 8 students will be given a consent form to take home to their parents/caregivers.

Please read this form carefully and return it to school ASAP, even if you do not consent for your child to be vaccinated at school.

No student will be vaccinated without their parent/caregiver’s consent.

The HPV vaccination is also available free of charge through your practice nurse or doctor up to their 26th birthday. Delaying the vaccine may mean your child needs more injections to be protected, as people aged 15 years and older need three injections.

For any further information please phone the public health nurse for your school, or look up www.health.govt.nz/hpv

Thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Natasha Richards

HPV School-based co-ordinator