Government urged to restart Laura Brennan HPV vaccine programme following backslide in uptake

The catch-up vaccination programme is named after campaigner Laura Brennan, who died after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. File Picture: RTÉ

The Government has been accused of ignoring its own promise to reintroduce the Laura Brennan HPV catch-up vaccination programme.

Campaigners have raised concerns around a backslide in uptake of the vaccine which can prevent a number of cancers, including cervical and throat cancer, and are urging the coalition to restart what was previously a highly successful catch-up programme.