# hpv - Monday 30 September, 2019
Teenage girls can get the HPV vaccine if they’re still at secondary school – but teenage boys can’t.
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# hpv - Tuesday 10 September, 2019
Facebook says certain hashtags are banned and ads rejected in a bid to stop misinformation from gaining traction.
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# hpv - Monday 9 September, 2019
The health minister sent letters to companies like Facebook and Google in recent weeks.
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# hpv - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
A new remuneration policy will be announced next month.
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# hpv - Tuesday 27 August, 2019
Harris is considering advice from the Attorney General on mandatory vaccination.
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First-year students will be able to get the HPV vaccine this September.
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# hpv - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
The vaccination programme was rolled out to teenage girls in 2010, but the government committed to making it available to boys in secondary school from September.
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# hpv - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
The study comes as boys are to be included in the national HPV immunisation programme.
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# hpv - Monday 12 August, 2019
Some 99% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV.
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# hpv - Sunday 11 August, 2019
Over 500 cases of cancer associated with the HPV infection are diagnosed every year in Ireland.
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# hpv - Monday 8 July, 2019
The substantial variation needs further investigation, the report says.
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# hpv - Monday 1 July, 2019
Simon Harris has called for cross party support for the motion.
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# hpv - Thursday 27 June, 2019
Two types of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancers were significantly reduced after vaccination.
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# hpv - Friday 21 June, 2019
Health Minister Simon Harris said the programme would go ahead in September as planned.
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# hpv - Saturday 4 May, 2019
Yesterday Ruth Morrissey said she hopes the decision in her case will be a positive thing for other women affected by the scandal.
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# hpv - Wednesday 27 March, 2019
Laura Brennan will be laid to rest following the service in Ennis Cathedral this afternoon.
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# hpv - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
Brennan was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of 24.
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# hpv - Monday 11 March, 2019
This marks an increase of 20 percentage points in just over two years.
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# hpv - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
The disease claims the lives of more than 300,000 women every year.
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# hpv - Friday 8 February, 2019
The HSE has been aware of this error since November but it was only made public two weeks ago.
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# hpv - Friday 7 December, 2018
Hiqa has also recommended switching to a different vaccination – one that protects against an additional five types of HPV.
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# hpv - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
The test was previously expected to be introduced this autumn.
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# hpv - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
Liadh Ní Riada’s latest comments come ahead of a HSE update on vaccine uptake rates due today.
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# hpv - Tuesday 4 September, 2018
Two thirds of people don’t realise that males and females are at an equal risk of contracting a HPV infection.
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# hpv - Monday 3 September, 2018
The desire to protect and care for your child is indescribable, writes Eric Nolan. And that means doing your best to keep them safe.
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# hpv - Friday 3 August, 2018
Many people on social media have been accusing the MEP of being an anti-vaxxer.
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# hpv - Tuesday 10 July, 2018
The change could lead to more cases being detected and more deaths being avoided, experts say.
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# hpv - Monday 14 May, 2018
Professor of Gynaecological Oncology at UCD on why it’s vital for women to continue with the cervical screening programme right now.
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# hpv - Thursday 3 May, 2018
The accuracy of HPV testing is significantly higher than liquid based cytology testing, which is the testing used now, and is expected to result in fewer women receiving a false negative result.
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# hpv - Saturday 14 April, 2018
Laura Brennan from Co Clare spoke about living with incurable cervical cancer, and why she wanted to feature in the HPV vaccine campaign.
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# hpv - Friday 12 January, 2018
The head of the HSE’s National Immunisation Office said the health service is starting to win the battle against misinformation, but there is more work to do.
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# hpv - Monday 2 October, 2017
Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan says he wasn’t “fully informed”.
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# hpv - Friday 29 September, 2017
Bishop Phonsie Cullinan said the vaccine could encourage sexual activity. We can’t factcheck that – but we can say his ’70% safe’ claim is FALSE.
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# hpv - Wednesday 6 September, 2017
Following controversy over Super Junior Minister Finian McGrath’s comments about the vaccine, TheJournal.ie republishes this Factcheck.
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The vaccine has saved thousands of lives worldwide, writes Imogen Sharkey Ochoa.
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# hpv - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
With HPV high on the agenda, we spoke to TDs who’ve raised the issue in the Dáil chamber.
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# hpv - Monday 4 September, 2017
Harris said he now feels McGrath “fully supports” the vaccination programme.
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# hpv - Sunday 3 September, 2017
McGrath had called for the vaccine to be banned.
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# hpv - Tuesday 8 August, 2017
The study examined 577 schools across the country and analysed figures from the 2013/2014 academic year.
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# hpv - Monday 29 May, 2017
Hiqa is recommending a HPV test first instead.
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