Cervical Jab

Schools are the key in the vaccination program against HPV
It is believed that schools could hold the key to a new cancer vaccine program that has the potential to save hundreds of lives. Cervical cancer is many women in the United Kingdom, British women have one in 116 chance of getting it at some point in their lives.

Health professionals are very enthusiastic about this vaccine can protect women against two strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) - the sexually transmitted virus that causes 70% of cervical cancers. Indeed, the Ministry of Health believes that this vaccine could save around 400 lives each year in countries where the vaccine has already been implemented have noticed a significant reduction of 43% of precancerous changes.

Cancer Research UK called the vaccination program "an exciting milestone in the prevention of cervical cancer of the uterus into the" United Kingdom, and was launched through the Primary Care Trusts (PCT) from September. Almost all of these are TCP-based school curriculum.

The program includes a series of three jabs will be offered to girls aged 12-13 years in September. In addition to this, there will also be a remedial program for older girls.

The Royal Society of Health, a charitable organization of public health, sent a letter to all teachers of secondary school head last month to highlight the importance of their role in the program. It reads: "Support for education in schools is essential to ensure that there is a good uptake of the program, helping young people and their parents understand that an effective and necessary to improve public health. "

A study by Cancer Research UK said that three quarters of mothers are in favor of vaccinating their daughters against HPV. However, there are many people who do not approve the vaccine. In fact, as the vaccine prevents a sexually transmitted virus, some parents fear that it might encourage promiscuity. For this reason, Sharon White, School and the Association of Nurses in Public Health (Saphna) estimates that the vaccine should be separated from the issue of sexual health. She said: "The emphasis should be placed on cancer prevention, because it is essential. We do not want the focus is on sexual health, because of ethical and religious questions about him, although obviously it relates to sexual health and sexual activity. "

The program includes giving girls three separate jabs, which means that the girls could miss one of the vaccinations by absences. Accordingly, Sharon White believes some children "fall through the cracks during the vaccination program, especially in socio-economic groups. She said: "We are concerned by some of the most vulnerable children, such as looked-children in public care, or children who are school phobic and.