HPV task force members, Dr. Christine Palmay and Dr. Vivien Brown, at the most recent meeting held in August 2023.
In early 2022, the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) convened a task force that aimed to address the crisis in the Ontario school-based HPV immunization program and to ensure that school-based immunization would recover to (and eventually surpass) pre-pandemic levels.

The task force met again in August 2023 to review the situation and propose new recommendations. 

The recommendations and guidelines described within the 2023 White Paper could save thousands of lives by reducing the instances of preventable HPV-related cancers and greatly reduce the burden on our health care system in the future.

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Find news and press coverage for the FMWC HPV Task Force below.
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October 4, 2022 - Op-Ed (TVO) - Three steps Ontario must take to catch up on missed HPV vaccinationsOctober 3, 2022 - Press Release (Cision) - 'Don't let our children fall through the cracks!' - Women physicians urge Ontario government to take additional steps to fix crisis with school vaccinations and increase HPV immunization June 16, 2022 - Blog Post (Ontario Chamber of Commerce) - An Effective Prescription for an Increasing Problem May 1, 2022 - Op-Ed (The Toronto Star) - Ontario has seen a staggering and deadly drop in HPV vaccinations. We must protect youth against cancer now April 25, 2022 - Press Release (Cision) - From 60 per cent uptake to 0.8 per cent: FMWC HPV Task Force White Paper Highlights Solutions to Ontario's Lagging HPV Vaccinations March 16, 2022 (CTV News Toronto) - 'A crisis': Health experts urge resuming school-based vaccine program for preventable cancers in Ontario
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May 10, 2022 (Daytime Ottawa, Rogers TV) - Boosting The Rate of HPV Vaccinations In OntarioMay 4, 2022 (The National, CBC) - Calls for schools, pharmacies to boost lagging HPV vaccination rates for kids
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October 3, 2022 - The Shift with Patty Handysides (iHeartRadio AM800 Windsor) - WOMEN PHYSICIANS URGE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TO FIX CRISIS WITH SCHOOL VACCINATIONSApril 27, 2022 - The Shift with Patty Handysides (iHeartRadio AM800 Windsor) - THE SHIFT - NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS WEEKApril 25, 2022 - The Alan Carter Radio Program (Global News) - 'We need to talk about this': HPV vaccinations in Ontario schools reach new low
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