Tuesday, October 25, 2011

HPV vaccine for boys recommended by US advisers

Boys should be routinely vaccinated against the human papillomavirus or HPV in an effort to protect them from oral, anal and penile cancers, and to extend protection of girls from cervical cancer, US vaccine advisers said on Tuesday.

The Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices, which advises the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, voted unanimously to recommend routine use of Merck & Co's Gardasil in 11 and 12-year-old boys to fight the sexually transmitted virus, with 13 yes votes and one abstention.  | guardian.co.uk


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