Call for Boys to Get Cervical Cancer Jab

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EVERY schoolboy in Scotland should be vaccinated against the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer to stop them passing the infection to girls, leading experts demanded last night.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Nursing in Scotland, Cancer Research UK and a number of senior doctors want boys vaccinated before they become sexually active.

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Call for Boys to Get Cervical Cancer Jab

Schoolgirls are already receiving jabs that prevent them being infected by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The Scottish Government is currently refusing to back an extension of the vaccination programme to boys, saying such a move would not be "cost effective"....

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