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Cervical cancer vaccine
The cervical cancer vaccine — also called the HPV vaccine — is something all young women have the option to receive. Talk with your parents or guardian. Those over 16 can give their own consent to receive the vaccine.
The best place to start is the Ministry of Health’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine website which has information for girls, brochures and links to further official information.
About the vaccination programme
The website OneForTheGirls is part of the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) HPV vaccination strategy. It has the following information on the programme:
- Girls born from 1 January 1990 are eligible for the free HPV Immunisation Programme through schools and healthcare providers;
- The national immunisation programme offers the HPV vaccine through participating schools at no charge to all girls from year 8 to year 13;
- Girls born from 1 January 1990, who are no longer in school, can go to their family doctor, student health, or other healthcare provider for free immunisation;
- Girls born in 1990 or 1991 have until December 2011 to start the vaccination programme for free;
- Girls born from 1992 onwards have until their 20th birthday to get the vaccination for free;
- When considering whether or not to delay receiving the HPV vaccination, remember it is most effective if received prior to the onset of sexual activity.
Read more about the vaccine
- More information and websites about the vaccine from the Cervical Cancer Vaccine website.
- www.oneforthegirls.org.nz from the Auckland DHB explains the reasons for the HPV vaccine and answers questions about getting immunised.
- What’s the deal with the HPV vaccination programme? NZgirl interviews Dr John Holmes, the Ministry of Health’s Chief Advisor Population Health about the HPV immunisation programme.
- Downloads in other languages from the Cervical Cancer Vaccine website.
May 2010
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