HPV vaccine available to boys from September this year

Public Health England (PHE) is extending the HPV vaccine to 12 to 13-year-old boys from September this year. HPV causes 5% of all cancers and is the leading cause of oropharyngeal cancers. It’s hoped this programme, together with the current vaccination for girls, could prevent more than 100,000 cancer cases by 2058. ‘A universal HPV programme will offer protection to all children from life-changing conditions like throat cancer,’ BDA chair, Mick Armstrong, said. ‘With uptake among girls in decline, Ministers need to cut through the noise, and make a clear and compelling case. ‘Online and off parents are being bombarded with fake news and bad science. ‘We need real investment in a hard-nosed, evidenced-based approach, that pulls no punches with

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