according to canadajournal
Nelson Roy: Teen wants free HPV vaccine for all boys (Video)
Nelson Roy: Teen wants free HPV vaccine for all boys (Video)
Two New Westminster middle school boys are once again calling on the provincial government to make the vaccine for the human papillomavirus – commonly known as HPV – available to all genders.Nelson Roy, 13, and his twin brother Elliott have filed a human rights complaint and claim the province of British Colombia's immunization program is discriminatory against young men.That two years ago when Nelson Roy was in sixth grade, he couldn't understand why only young girls were receiving the vaccine for HPV, the sexually transmitted infection spelled out as human papillomavirus that studies have shown can cause several types of cancer.
as well thetowntalk
HPV vaccine offered only up to age 26
HPV vaccine offered only up to age 26
Dr. Roach (Photo: Courtesy)Dear Dr. Roach:I would like a clear reason why older women who are not infected with HPV are not offered the HPV vaccination.I am a 65-year-old woman who was married close to 40 years.My spouse died six years ago.
furthermore theprovince
Teen wants free HPV vaccine for all boys
Teen wants free HPV vaccine for all boys
When Nelson Roy started grade 6 in New Westminster, he was surprised to learn that only the girls in his class would be receiving the HPV vaccine as part of a provincial immunization program."It just didn't seem right," said 13-year-old Roy, who is now in grade 8."We did a little bit of research and found out that both people were recommended to get it, but they're only giving it to girls for free, so I was a little upset about that."Roy and his twin brother Elliott have filed a human rights complaint over the vaccination program, claiming that it's discriminatory.
by the same token on newwestrecord
Middle-schoolers renew call for equal access to HPV vaccine
Middle-schoolers renew call for equal access to HPV vaccine
Elliot Roy, left, and his twin 13-year-old brother Nelson want free protection against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) for all genders.Photograph By ContributedTwo New Westminster middle school boys are once again calling on the provincial government to make the vaccine for the human papillomavirus – commonly known as HPV – available to all genders.In 2014, twin brothers Nelson and Elliot Roy wrote a letter to the Record, stating how it was unfair that boys weren't offered the same free protection against the cancer-causing virus as the girls at their school.
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