HPV Vaccination for Boys Born 2008–2010
6th October 2025
During the 2025–2026 school year, HPV vaccination will be offered free of charge to boys born in 2008–2010. Since autumn 2023, HPV vaccination at age 12 has been offered regardless of gender, and this campaign overlaps with vaccination of the third cohort of boys vaccinated alongside girls.

Boys born in 2010 will be invited for vaccination through primary care this autumn, vaccination will be offered to tenth graders in most schools once the regular 7th-grade vaccinations are completed. Details regarding the implementation in each school will be communicated to parents/guardians and students by the primary care. The process will be very similar to other school based vaccinations.
Boys born in 2008–2009 will be offered vaccination later in the school year. These individuals have completed compulsory education and are by law independent users of healthcare services.
Information will be shared via the "My Pages" portal on Heilsuvera, but this relies on the individuals‘ use of electronic ID and the Heilsuvera platform themselves.
Health services in upper secondary schools (framhaldsskóli) are organized differently than in primary schools, but school based healthcare services will assist with information sharing about the campaign. In some cases, vaccinations may be offered at the schools themselves, and this will be announced specifically where applicable.
Boys who are not currently in school are encouraged to monitor the website of their registered health clinic or the clinic in their place of residence for announcements on how the vaccinations will be arranged locally.
Each regional health clinic will publish information on when and how HPV vaccinations will be offered at their clinics for these cohorts, including appointment booking procedures, once finalized—expected before the end of the year.
This campaign aims to ensure as many individuals as possible receive the HPV vaccine, and therefore only boys in the 2008–2010 birth cohorts who have not previously received any HPV vaccination will be eligible for the free vaccine under this program.
See more on the website of the Directorate of Health.
The Chief Epidemiologist