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26th January 2012, 03:49 PM
Give males HPV vaccine: Report
January 26, 2012
The federal government is recommending men and boys be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus - adding to recommendations already in place that young girls and women be vaccinated.
Earlier this month, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization released a report recommending the extension of the use of the HPV vaccine to men.
HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that causes genital warts as well as anal cancer in men and the majority of cervical cancers in women. A study released in February's New England Journal of Medicine showed the HPV vaccine also was effective in preventing genital warts in males.
The NACI recommends males between the ages of nine and 26 be vaccinated with Gardasil.
http://www.windsorstar.com/health/Give+males+vaccine+Report/6053490/story.html
January 26, 2012
The federal government is recommending men and boys be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus - adding to recommendations already in place that young girls and women be vaccinated.
Earlier this month, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization released a report recommending the extension of the use of the HPV vaccine to men.
HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that causes genital warts as well as anal cancer in men and the majority of cervical cancers in women. A study released in February's New England Journal of Medicine showed the HPV vaccine also was effective in preventing genital warts in males.
The NACI recommends males between the ages of nine and 26 be vaccinated with Gardasil.
http://www.windsorstar.com/health/Give+males+vaccine+Report/6053490/story.html