HPV Vaccination Tour of Schools
Year 8 schoolchildren across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan are being offered the HPV vaccine to reduce their risk of developing some cancers later in life.
The Health Board’s School Nursing Immunisation Team is currently touring all the secondary schools in the region to help protect them from being infected by the Human Papillomavirus.
HPV is the name of a very common group of viruses that affect the skin’s cells. In most people, HPV does not cause any symptoms, but sometimes it can cause painless growths or lumps around the vagina, penis or anus.
The virus also increases the risk of developing some cancers, including cervical cancer, mouth and throat cancers and some cancers of the anus and genital area.
The vaccine is more than 99% effective at preventing HPV-related pre-cancerous lesions.
The School Nursing Immunisation Team will be visiting the following schools to administer the HPV vaccine:
April 25: Willows High
April 26: Craig Y Parc
April 27: Ysgol Bro Edern
May 2: Llanishen High
May 3: Llanishen High
May 4: Ysgol Plasmawr
May 5: Radyr High
May 9: Cardiff High
May 10: Cardiff High
May 11: Whitmore High
May 16: Bishop of Llandaff - Ely Presbyterian
May 17: St Richard Gwyn - Ysgol y Deri
May 18: Corpus Christi
May 26: Cathays High - Red Rose
World Immunisation Week 2023, which is celebrated between April 24 and 30, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases.
For further information about childhood vaccinations please go to Childhood Immunisations - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (nhs.wales) or contact the Immunisation Team directly at immunisation.cavuhbschoolnursing@wales.nhs.uk or 02921 907661/664.