Letters
HPV vaccination
Time to vaccinate boys against HPV infection and cancer, say parliamentarians with special interest in public health
BMJ 2014; 349 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5789 (Published 24 September 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g5789
- John Baron, MP and chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer1,
- Paul Beresford, MP and chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Dentistry1,
- Joyce Gould, chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK2,
- Kamlesh Patel, chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Men’s Health2,
- Pamela Nash, MP and chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS1,
- Mike Freer, MP1
- 1House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA, UK
- 2House of Lords, London, UK
- baronj{at}parliament.uk
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is currently considering whether the current human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme should be extended beyond its current target group (12-13 year old girls).1 As parliamentarians with a special interest in different areas of public health, we would like to make clear our view that all adolescent boys, as well as girls, should be offered the …
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