Call for HPV jab to be offered to older boys
The TCT says it is unfair that older boys and men who want the jab would have to pay around £150 per dose privately to be vaccinated.
The survey also found low awareness levels, with half believing that HPV vaccination is only effective for girls and women. "Parents of school-age boys may well find one child will get the HPV vaccine for free, whereas an older son will only be protected if they can afford to pay for it.A spokesman for the Department of Health and Social Care said:"From this year, we are making the HPV vaccine available to all boys in Year 8.
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