Releases

Hepatitis B vaccinations under the National Immunisation Programme to be expanded

Tuesday 22.11.2016 klo 00:00

The target group for Hepatitis B vaccination will be expanded from November onwards to include three new groups of children as well as men who have sex with men. The Hepatitis B vaccine prevents serious viral hepatitis.

Vaccines are effective in preventing HPV infections

Wednesday 02.11.2016 klo 00:00

A new study on the HPV immunisation programme uses mathematical modelling to estimate that vaccinating only girls can prevent nearly all infections caused by the human papillomaviruses HPV16 and HPV18.