HPV Vaccine Program Expansion - Vaccine Alert June, 2012

HPV Vaccine Now Free for All Females Born Between 1993-1999

The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care has expanded the provincial HPV vaccination program. Effective summer 2012, and on-going thereafter, female students who did not receive or finish the HPV vaccine series in Grade 8 may now receive publicly funded HPV vaccine until the end of Grade 12 through Public Health clinics.

In addition, until June 2013, a one-time catch-up program will be available for females born between 1993 and 1994 to get vaccinated. (These females have already graduated from high school.)

If you have female patients born between 1993-1999 who did not receive or finish a complete series of HPV vaccine, they can now receive funded vaccine for all doses. Publicly funded HPV vaccine is not available for males.

Tell your eligible female patients born between 1993-1999 that free HPV vaccine is now available through Toronto Public Health clinics. The summer clinic schedule is listed below. Additional clinics will be set up in the fall. Full clinic details and vaccine information is available at www.toronto.ca/health or call the Immunization Information Line at 416-392-1250.

Toronto Public Health HPV Vaccination Clinics Clinic times are 3 pm to 7:30 pm

Date Location Address Parking

Thursday, July 5 150 Borough Drive TTC accessible and free Main Rotunda 1st Floor parking available

Monday, July 9 399 The West Mall, TTC accessible and free Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 Lower Level parking

Tuesday, July 17 Civic Centre 850 Coxwell Avenue TTC accessible and free Meeting Rooms 3 & 4 Lower Level parking on the street

Wednesday, July 25 North 5100 Yonge Street TTC accessible and street Member's Lounge Lower Level parking available

Wednesday, August 1 East York Civic Centre 850 Coxwell Avenue TTC accessible and free Meeting Rooms 3 & 4 Lower Level parking on the street

Monday, August 13 5100 Yonge Street TTC accessible and street Member's Lounge Lower Level parking available

Tuesday, August 21 Scarborough Civic Centre 150 Borough Drive TTC accessible and free Main Rotunda 1st Floor parking available

Thursday, August 30 Etobicoke Civic Centre 399 The West Mall, TTC accessible and free Meeting Rooms 1, 2 & 3 Lower Level parking