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Ahead of International Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Awareness Day (Wednesday 4 March), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the importance of both vaccination and cervical screening to help drive down rates of HPV-related cancers. The HPV vaccine helps to prevent HPV-related cancers from developing in young people. It is a one dose programme which is offered to children in year 9 while at school, making it convenient for parents and kids, and is given as an injection in the upper arm, the same way as many other vaccines. The evidence shows one jab offers excellent and long-lasting