A PROGRAMME to vaccinate schoolgirls against the virus that causes cervical cancer begins today.
Schools in several Scottish areas will begin vaccinating pupils aged 12 and 13 from this week.They will be the first in the UK to receive the jab as part of a nationwide programme announced last year.The Cervarix vaccination works by targeting the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV causes around 70 per cent of cases of cervical cancer, which kills more than 1,000 women in the UK each year.The programme was announced last October and will eventually see all girls up to the age of 18 offered the vaccination.
Schools in several Scottish areas will begin vaccinating pupils aged 12 and 13 from this week.They will be the first in the UK to receive the jab as part of a nationwide programme announced last year.The Cervarix vaccination works by targeting the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV causes around 70 per cent of cases of cervical cancer, which kills more than 1,000 women in the UK each year.The programme was announced last October and will eventually see all girls up to the age of 18 offered the vaccination.
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