Family Health Diary

The HPV vaccine does not replace the need for regular smear tests. The vaccine is a prescription medicine. Medicines have benefits and risks. Talk to your doctor or nurse regarding the benefits and risks of this vaccine and to check eligibility.

The World Health Organization endorses HPV vaccination programmes as part of an integrated cervical cancer prevention strategy that includes cervical cancer screening and sexual health education. – WHO Position Paper on HPV Vaccination, Weekly Epidemiological Record, 9 April 2009