Teenagers in Wales will now receive just one dose of the HPV vaccination. The change comes as recent evidence shows that one dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine offers just as much protection as two doses.
The change follows advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation published in August last year that one dose was just as effective as two doses. From September 2023 all children will be offered one dose of the HPV vaccine before their 15th birthday.
Public Health Wales confirmed that the vaccination programme in Wales will move to the one-dose policy and urged anyone eligible to take up the offer of the vaccine. The vaccine is one of the most successful advancements against preventing cancer in recent years.
