Plan not to give HPV vaccine to boys causes concern

Plan not to give HPV vaccine to boys causes concern
A decision not to vaccinate boys against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted infection has attracted fierce criticism.
Reported cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) - thought to cause about 80% of cervical cancers - have fallen sharply since girls were given the vaccine.
But the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) found little evidence to justify treating boys too. BBC News

See also:

• HPV jabs for boys 'highly unlikely to be cost-effective' say DH advisers GPonline
• HPV vaccine: anger over decision not to extend NHS scheme to boys The Guardian
• Guidance: JCVI statement: extending the HPV vaccination programme Department of Health