RTÉ : reported that HIQA to research extending HPV vaccine to boys

Research is to be undertaken in Ireland to see if the HPV vaccine should be extended to boys. He said if the assessment shows positive results, his department will work towards rolling out the vaccine for boys as quickly as possible. The human papillomavirus vaccine is currently given to girls to help prevent cervical cancer, as part of the national immunisation scheme. The Health Information and Quality Authority has been asked by the Department of Health to undertake the assessment. HIQA said that the vaccine has been proven to be highly safe and effective.

Should HPV vaccine be given to boys?

Should HPV vaccine be given to boys? "Boys need the HPV vaccine too. This will assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing the HPV vaccine to boys. HIQA to carry out assessmentJul 05, 2017Deborah CondonDeborah CondonNew research aims to determine whether the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine should be extended to boys. "The HPV vaccine has been proven to be safe.

HIQA to consider extending HPV vaccine to boys

The State's health watchdog is to assess the feasibility of extending the HPV cancer vaccine to boys. HPV is also associated with the development of penile cancer in men, as well as causing genital warts in both men and women. The vaccine has been administered to teenage girls since 2010 but Ireland is now looking to follow the lead of other countries in extending coverage to boys. Australia introduced the vaccine for boys and girls in 2006, since when a 90 per cent reduction in cases of genital warts in men and women has been reported. "HPV infection is the most commonly acquired sexually transmitted viral infection," said Hiqa's director of health technology assessment Dr Máirín Ryan.


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