HPV catch up weekend - promotional toolkit for partners

About the HPV vaccine

The HPV vaccine – which protects against a common virus which causes cervical cancer and is also linked to other cancers and infections – is usually given when children are in year 8 at school (around the age of 12 or 13), but those who missed their vaccination can receive it up to the age of 25.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, as well as many other types of cancer in both women and men. A single dose of the vaccine protects individuals against HPV for the rest of their life.

If young people missed their vaccination when they were 12 or 13, the HPV vaccine is available free on the NHS if you are aged 24 or under and meet the NHS eligibility criteria

Catch up clinics

Catch up clinics for young people missing their HPV vaccine are taking place on 21 and 22 March. Young people can come along, without needing to book an appointment. If they have missed any of their other childhood vaccinations, they will be able to have those too.

Vaccinations will be delieverd by the East of England Community and School-Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS).

Vaccination catch up clinics will be at:

Saturday 21 March, 10am to 3pm

Queensway Health Centre, Queensway, Hatfield, AL10 0LF
Peace Children’s Centre, Peace Prospect, Watford, WD17 3EW
St Michael’s Mead Community Centre, Turners Crescent, Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 4FZ

Sunday 22 March, 10am to 3pm

Waltham Cross Health Centre, Stanhope Road, Waltham Cross, EN8 7DJ

Newsletter copy (235 words) (docx)

Information for students (docx)

Download the flyer (pdf)

Digital screens (landscape)

Two different designs of digital screens for sessions in Hatfield, Watford, Bishop’s Stortford and Waltham Cross. Right click on your chosen screen and click ‘save image as’.

Download all digital screens in zip file (zip)