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 - English and Irish combined form

Post Vaccination Advice - English | Irish

• Facts about HPV Vaccine 
• Factsheet English
• Factsheet Irish
• Letter for parents/guardians English (September 2017)
• Letter for parents/guardians Irish (September 2017)
• Letter for parents/guardians English (February 2018)
• Letter for parents/guardians Irish (February 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 2017)
• Letter to Principals Irish (August 2017)
• Letter to Principals dose 2 English (February 2018)
• Letter to Principals dose 2 Irish (February 2018)

Information for  Healthcare Professionals

• Factsheet
• HPV Poster
• HPV Poster Irish

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 2017/2018 - Version 7.0 (Updated August 2017)
• HPV Frequently Asked Questions Version 14.0 (August 2017)
• Gardasil - Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
• Gardasil - Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)

Medicine Protocol for the School Immunisation Programme

• Gardasil Medicine Protocol (August 2017)
• Anaphylaxis Protocol (August 2016)
• Change to the NIAC Guidelines for treatment of Anaphylaxis (November 2015)

This page was updated on 16 March 2018