Boys in Jersey between 12 and 13 to be offered the HPV vaccine

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Thursday 28 March 2019 at 1:49pm

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been available to girls in Jersey since 2008. Credit: Frank May/DPA/PA Images

Boys in Jersey aged between 12 and 13 will be offered the HPV vaccine to protect against viral infections which can cause cancer.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been available to girls in Jersey since 2008 to help prevent cervical cancer and other HPV related cancers in years to come.