Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 13 December 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans for a catch-up programme for all boys up to the age of 18 to access the human papillomavirus vaccine.
There are no plans for a catch-up programme for older boys as evidence suggests they are already benefitting greatly from the substantial herd protection which has built up from the success of 10 years of the girls’ human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme. The priority is to make sure that as many eligible 12-13 year old boys and girls, are offered protection from HPV infection from September 2019.
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