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Written question asked by Mike Freer (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 September 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 September 2016. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Friday, 16 September 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date HPV vaccinations were made available to men who have sex with men; and how many such men have received that vaccination since that date.

Answer

A pilot programme offering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to men who have sex with men up to the age of 45 who attend participating HIV and genitourinary medicine Mclinics started on 6 June 2016.

Information on the number of HPV vaccinations administered during the pilot is being collected and, as such, is not yet available. It is anticipated that initial validated data covering the period up to the end of September will be available in late November.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
45640
Session
2016-17
Related items
Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Vaccination Human papillomavirus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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