Information Materials
The following information materials are available for parents of girls in 1st year of all second level schools and age equivalent in special schools or home schooled.
Information Booklets
English | Irish | Arabic | Simplified Chinese | French | German | Polish | Portuguese | Russian | Romanian
An audit of HPV information materials from 7 countries was recently carried out.
The results of this audit are available to view here.
Consent Form Routine programme English | Irish Catch up programme English | Irish
Post Vaccination Advice - English | Irish
- Facts about HPV Vaccine
- Factsheet English
- Factsheet Irish
- Letter for parents/guardians English (September 2018)
- Letter for parents/guardians Irish (September 2018)
The vaccine used in the school programme in Ireland is called Gardasil. It is manufactured by MSD. Please read
- Gardasil - Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) and
- Gardasil - Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) for more information about the vaccine.
If you have any questions please contact the schools immunisation programme office in your area. The contact phone numbers are available in English and Irish.
Information for School Principals
- Factsheet English
- Factsheet Irish
- Letter to Principals (August 2018)
- Letter to Principals Irish (August 2018)
Information for Healthcare Professionals
Information for HSE School Teams
- Royal College of Physicians of Ireland - Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland. Chapter 10 - Human Papillomavirus
- School Immunisation Programme Guidelines for Staff 2018/2019 - Version 8.0 (Updated August 2018)
- HPV Frequently Asked Questions Version 15.0 (August 2018)
- Gardasil - Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
- Gardasil - Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)
Medicine Protocol for the School Immunisation Programme
- Gardasil Medicine Protocol
- Anaphylaxis Protocol (updated April 2019)
- Change to the NIAC Guidelines for treatment of Anaphylaxis (November 2015)