HPV Vaccinations

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The Fingal Children and Young People’s Services Committee (Fingal CYPSC) would like to let our school community know the following:

The Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme is underway. The Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme is for some people who did not get the vaccine when it was offered to them in school. The HPV vaccine protects against the HPV virus which can cause cancer.

Who can get a vaccine

The catch-up programme offers a HPV vaccine to:

• females in 2nd to 6th year of secondary school
• females under the age of 25
• males in 2nd to 4th year of secondary school
• males in 5th year who skipped Transition Year

If you are 16 or older and eligible for the catch-up programme, you can book an appointment online. 

Vaccination clinics are being held across Community Healthcare Organisaiton Dublin North City and County, including on Wednesday 19th July from 9:30-16:30 at  Corduff Health Centre, D15 T9NH  and  on Tuesday 13th June, 9:30-16:30 at North Strand Health Centre, D01 CC81. More information about eligibility and the catch-up programme is available at this link. Appointments for these and other clinics can be made at this link

If you would like to text your members, or share this on your social media pages, some suggested wording here:

Do you know about the HPV vaccine catch-up programme? Find out more here