HPV
and mmyefuture
My health,
This HPV
vaccination is
not just for
girls, but us
fellas too.
That’s right cuz,
and make sure you
get your parents to
say ‘yes’ and sign
the consent form.
More information is available at
immunise.health.gov.au
or freecall 1800 67 1 811 *
*Charges may apply for calls from mobiles.
YEAH, HOPE SO...I’VE
BEEN WORKING REALLY
HARD. HE SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT VACCINATIONS GOING
ON AT SCHOOL AS WELL.
YOU HEARD ANYTHING?
HOW WAS FOOTY
TRAINING? DO
YOU THINK
COACH WILL PICK
YOU FOR THE
ZONE TEAM?
HEY WES, HAVE YOU
HEARD ABOUT THESE
YOU MEAN THE
HPV INJECTIONS?
YEAH, YOU FELLAS
CAN GET THE
VACCINATION
vaccinations
GOIN’ ON AT
SCHOOL?
too
KINDA,
WHAT ’S IT
ABOUT?
DON’T YOU HAVE TO
GET YOUR PARENTS’
PERMISSION? I DON’T
THINK DAD WILL KNOW
WHAT IT ’S ALL ABOUT.
IT ’S A
VACCINATION
AGAINST HUMAN
PAPILLOMAVIRUS
(HPV) WHICH CAN
CAUSE DIFFERENT
KINDS OF CANCERS
AND DISEASE.
THEY HAVE
INFO AT
SCHOOL YOU
CAN TAKE
HOME.
YEAH. I JUST RECKON IT ’S
BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN
SORRY WHEN IT COMES TO
CANCER. HEY LOOK, COACH
IS CALLING US, LET’S GO.
SINCE WHEN
DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT ALL
THIS STUFF?
I SAW A POSTER AT
SCHOOL THAT SAYS IT’S
FOR KIDS IN EARLY HIGH
SCHOOL. IT ALSO SAID
THAT YOU CAN GET THE
VACCINATION AT
COMMUNITY HEALTH
CLINICS. IT SOUNDS LIKE
A GOOD IDEA TO GET
VACCINATED, YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW THEM
HPV SHOTS
ARE COMING
UP AT WES ’
SCHOOL SOON?
ISN ’T
THAT
FOR
GIRLS?
YOUNG FELLAS
CAN GET THE
VACCINATION FOR
FREE NOW TOO.
HE’LL NEED THE
THREE
DOSES TO
PROTECT
HIM FROM
HPVRELATED
CANCERS
AND
DISEASE.
WE NEVER HAD
THEM IN MY DAY.
DO YOU THINK
IT ’S A GOOD
IDEA?
HPV IS A COMMON
VIRUS WHICH CAN
CAUSE SOME
CANCERS AND
DISEASE IN FELLAS
AS WELL AS
WOMEN... WHY
DON’T YOU HAVE
A READ OF THE
BROCHURE AND
HAVE A TALK TO
WES ABOUT IT?
WES, YOU WORKED
HARD AT TRAINING
TODAY. I RECKON
COACH WILL PICK
YOU FOR ZONE!
YOU RECKON?
HOPE SO, I’VE
BEEN GETTING
FIT AND WORKING
HARD...
SO I CAN SHOW
HIM I’M READY.
WELL WES, HPV
CAN CAUSE SOME
CANCERS AND
DISEASE, AND
MANY OF THESE
CANCERS ARE
PREVENTABLE BY
VACCINATION. THAT
MEANS THERE’S NO
REASON FOR OUR
MOB TO BE GETTING
SOME TYPES OF
HPV ANYMORE.
WHAT ELSE
IS UP? YOU
OK CUZ?
JUST THIS HPV
VACCINATION GOING
ON AT SCHOOL, NOT
SURE WHAT TO DO. ARE
YOU GETTING IT?
YEAH CUZ, THERE’S
NO SHAME, so I’m
HI MR WILLIAMS, CAN
WE HAVE A YARN ABOUT
THIS HPV VACCINATION?
PEOPLE KEEP TELLING
ME TO GET IT.
getting the vaccine.
HMM, OK. SUPPOSE
I SHOULD TALK TO
MUM AND DAD.
WELL IF YOU’RE NOT
SURE, HAVE A TALK
WITH MR WILLIAMS.
HE’S THE ABORIGINAL
LIAISON OFFICER AT
SCHOOL, AND HE
KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT.
YEAH,
THAT MIGHT BE
A GOOD IDEA,
THANKS MAN.
YOU SEE WES
GETTING THE VACCINE
DOESN’T JUST
HELP YOU, IT HELPS
THE COMMUNITY
TOO BY REDUCING
THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.
SO WHAT YOU THINK WES? MUM AND I THINK
GETTING THIS VACCINATION IS THE SMART
WAY TO GO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
YEAH, I GUESS.
YEAH, I THINK IT ’S A
GOOD IDEA TOO DAD.
THERE’S
INFO BEING
SENT
HOME TO
PARENTS.
HAVE A
TALK AT
HOME
ABOUT IT.
HEY WES, DID YOU SPEAK
TO MR WILLIAMS THE
OTHER DAY ABOUT THE HPV
VACCINATION? HOW DID IT GO?
GLAD I
BUMPED INTO
YOU...GOT
SOME GOOD
NEWS FOR
YOU, YOU’RE
ON THE TEAM.
YEAH. IT WAS REALLY GOOD …
I SPOKE TO MUM AND DAD
TOO. WE HAD THE INFO FLYER
FROM SCHOOL WHEN WE HAD
A YARN. YOU SHOULD
HAVE A READ.
HEY AREN’T YOU TROY
CASSAR-DALEY?
I’m coming to your
concert!
THE ZONE
TEAM? DEADLY...
DIDN’T THINK
I’D MAKE IT.
WELL YOU WORKED HARD
WES, THAT’S IMPORTANT
AND SO IS STAYING
FIT AND HEALTHY
FOR THE FUTURE.
OH YEAH, MUM WAS READING THAT
THE OTHER DAY.
YOU BET. THANKS
COACH...SEE YOU
AT TRAINING.
Yep, that’s me.
I’ve heard about
your great footy
team up here.
Yes,
I made it on
the zone team!
THERE’S A WEBSITE AS WELL,
Immunise.health.gov.au
TOO DEADLY.
11421 FEB 2016
NOW REMEMBER WES, IT’S
IMPORTANT TO GET ALL THREE
DOSES OF THE VACCINE. WE WILL BE
RETURNING TO THE SCHOOL TO DO
THE TWO FOLLOW-UP VACCINATIONS.
GOOD ON YOU MATE,
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT
THE CONCERT LATER
THIS WEEK. I’LL GIVE
YOU A SHOUT OUT.