Expanding HPV vaccine to teenage boys ‘not cost effective’, says official advice quoting : PULSE

Ian Green, chief executive of the Terrence Higgins Trust, said: 'We are deeply disappointed by this short-sighted recommendation to deny teenage boys the potentially life-saving HPV vaccine. The HPV vaccination should not be extended to boys as it is not cost-effective, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended. JCVI based its conclusion on a cost-effectiveness analysis which found extending the HPV vaccine to boys would not meet the NICE cost-effectiveness threshold of £20,000 per quality adjusted life year. 'To eradicate HPV and protect people from related cancers, we need protection for boys and girls before they become sexually active. The only way to offer them effective protection is a universal vaccination programme for boys.'The JCVI statement was also met with criticism from charities such as the Terrence Higgins Trust and Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust.




Girls aged 12-13 and gay men of 16-45 are vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Wales. Image copyright Getty/BBCA Welsh Government spokesman said: "In line with the JCVI's recommendations, there are no plans to extend the HPV vaccine programme to cover adolescent boys in Wales." "It's not just girls that can get the HPV virus, it can be on everybody. The spokesman said the price of the vaccine to the NHS was "commercially sensitive" and was "not publicly available". Image copyright Getty ImagesVaccination for a cancer-causing infection should be universally available on the Welsh NHS, campaigners have said.

Plan not to give HPV vaccine to boys causes concern

Critics said vaccinating boys could help reduce the risk still further. But the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) found little evidence to justify treating boys too. Reported cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) - thought to cause about 80% of cervical cancers - have fallen sharply since girls were given the vaccine. Image copyright DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYA decision not to vaccinate boys against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted infection has attracted fierce criticism. Doctor's call to 'equally protect' boys with HPV vaccineGirls' cancer jab could help also boys, say teachersHPV vaccinations could lead to 90% drop in cervical cancerAcross the UK, all girls aged 12-13 are offered HPV vaccination as part of the NHS childhood vaccination programme.


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