The HPV vaccine will be offered to grade 7 girls to protect them against Human Papillomavirus. HPV has been found to be present in 99.7 per cent of cervical cancers.
It's given in a three dose series and will be administered over the school year.
All grade 9 students can get a vaccine to protect against meningitis.
Grades 7,8 and 9 students that didn't have it in the last 5 years can get the vaccine for whooping cough.
Consent forms will be sent home with all grade 7 girls and all grade 9 students.Signed consent forms need to be returned to the school.
For more info, call 506-658-2454 for the Saint John area, 506-432-2003 for the Sussex area and 506-466-7504 for the Charlotte County area.
