A catch-up vaccination programme’s being launched in schools for girls who missed the HPV vaccine.
Take-up of the jab, which protects against cervical cancer, is increasing, after falling sharply last year.
Health experts have blamed a campaign of misinformation for the drop.
25 year old Laura Brennan has incurable cancer after being diagnosed with cervical cancer last year;
Laura contacted the HSE to campaign for #HPV vaccine. Her cancer has spread and is no longer curable. She’s urging parents to vaccinate their girls pic.twitter.com/oaX2PLIitk
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) March 22, 2018
