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HPV vaccine: Thousands of girls did not get full dose\n\n![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1334E/production/_105307687_hpvmap2-nc.png)\n\nIn January 2019 we published the first story by a new member of the data unit, **Rob England**, that [one in three girls in some parts of the UK did not have their full vaccination at school against HPV, the virus that can cause cervical cancer, in 2017-18](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46953452).\n\nThe story was based on analysis of [public data](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hpv-vaccine-coverage-annual-report-for-2017-to-2018), alongside follow-up interviews with the publisher of the data, NHS trusts with low take-up rates, charities, and a case study.\n\n## Get the data\n\n* Public Health England: [HPV vaccine coverage annual report for 2017 to 2018](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hpv-vaccine-coverage-annual-report-for-2017-to-2018)\n* XLS: [HPV vaccine coverage data by Local Authority, England, Sep 2017 to Aug 2018](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/hpv-vaccine/blob/master/HPV_2017_2018_annual_data_tables%20(1).xlsx) including analysis and comments\n\n## Quotes and interviews\n\n* Emmeline Collin, diagnosed in 2009 with a tumour in her cervix after a routine smear test\n* Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisations, Public Health England (PHE)\n* Robert Music, chief executive, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust \n* Spokesman, Central and North West NHS Foundation Trust \n* Lois Alderson, clinical lead of childhood immunisations, North Yorkshire and York\n\n## Visualisation\n\n![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/hpv-vaccine/master/areaslowesttakeuphpv.jpg)\n\n* Choropleth map: HPV vaccine rates by local authority \n* Bar chart: Areas with the lowest take-up of HPV vaccines\n* Unpublished: [Bar chart: Areas with the highest take-up of HPV vaccines](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/hpv-vaccine/blob/master/areaslowesttakeuphpv.jpg)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbbc-data-unit%2Fhpv-vaccine","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fbbc-data-unit%2Fhpv-vaccine","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbbc-data-unit%2Fhpv-vaccine/lists"}