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HPV vaccine to be given to boys aged 12-13
Public Health Minister Steve Brine has announced that boys aged between 12 and 13 in England will be given a vaccine to protect them against HPV-related cancers.
Following new scientific evidence and advice from an independent panel of experts, updated evidence from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommends that the existing HPV vaccination programme for girls should be extended to boys as well. he programme is expected to vaccinate thousands of boys in England each year.
Brine said: “The HPV vaccine for girls is already expected to save hundreds of lives every year and I am delighted that we will now be protecting even more people from this devastating disease by extending the vaccines to boys.
“Any vaccination programme must be firmly grounded in evidence to ensure that we can get the best outcomes for patients, but as a father to a son, I understand the relief that this will bring to parents. We are committed to leading a world-class vaccination programme and achieving some of the best cancer outcomes in the world – I am confident these measures today will bring us one step further to achieving this goal.”
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