Question reference: S5W-26428
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 18 November 2019
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Current status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 2 December 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in place to publicise and promote the uptake of HPV vaccinations among S1 boys.
Answer
NHS Health Scotland have produced a variety of resources to raise awareness of the extension of the HPV school immunisation programme to S1 boys. These include a new user-tested leaflet, parent letter and consent form, posters for schools and community settings (distributed in September), an education pack for schools, and a toolkit of resources for stakeholders including social media assets.