I have just attended our local school as an immunisation nurse. We gave Varilix, HPV and boostrix. 3 separate sites for the kids that's parents consented. The term before we gave the 1st dose of HPV and Hep B. Next term the kids will have the 2nd dose of Hep B (even those who had 4 as babies) and the final dose of HPV.
I didn't consent to Varilix for my DD who is in year 7 but I did for the others. I would consent to myself and children personally to HPV before Boostrix but that's just me. There is such a huge rate of young girls with HPV which can lead to cervical cancer even in young women prior to finishing their families. I'd also consent to having my son vaccinated against HPV. A huge percentage of women go on to have cone biopsies of their cervix which can cause problems conceiving and birthing so for me vaccinating against HPV is important but I respect others choices as to not consenting to it.
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