Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

(asked on 18th May 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to allow males to be offered the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 23rd May 2018

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is currently considering whether the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for girls should be extended to include adolescent boys.

The Department will consider its final advice once it has been received. This advice is expected in 2018.

The JCVI have also considered HPV vaccination for men who have sex with men (MSM), and advised that a targeted HPV vaccination programme should be introduced for MSM aged up to 45 years who attend Genitourinary Medicine and HIV clinics.

Following a successful Public Health England led pilot in 42 of such clinics, the Department announced in February 2018 that this programme would roll out across the country from April 2018.

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