MHFI Responds to Consultation on the HPV Vaccination Programme

On the 11th of November 2014, the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) recommended that the HPV vaccination programme should be extended to men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 16-40 via a genitourinary medicine clinic or HIV clinic.  The Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) welcomes this as a move in the right direction, but does not feel that it is a sufficient response.  While it might be of some help to the individuals who do receive the vaccine, it is not an effective solution for all men or, indeed, for all MSM.  MHFI's submission to JCVI can be accessed at: www.mhfi.org/JCVIconsultation.pdf