The other jab kids must have…

LAST month I wrote that I was worried that thousands of teenagers had missed out on vital vaccines they are supposed to have at school, having spent so much time out of the classroom.

Official figures showed that uptake of the HPV jab – given to year eight students to protect against human papillomavirus – were down on the year before.

I am pleased to report that, from what I’m hearing, most pupils have been jabbed by now as part of catch-up programmes for both HPV and meningitis. My teenage son received his last week – I do reflect on how incredible it is that we are vaccinating a generation against some of the most horrible cancers that HPV causes.

If you think your child or grandchild has slipped through the net, and still hasn’t had a jab, get in touch with your GP and ask what’s going on.