Boys are also vaccinated against the papilloma virus
In the USA, vaccination against cervical cancer has become mandatory for boys
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An official recommendation to vaccinate all male adolescents with a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cancer of the cervix and a number of other organs, has come into force in the United States, writes The State Column (CDC: HPV vaccine recommended for all, even boys). So far, such a recommendation has concerned only girls.
The reason for the innovation was the conclusion of the Advisory Board of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States (CDC), which voted in October 2011 to immunize boys against HPV. Now this recommendation has come into force after approval by CDC Director Thomas Frieden and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius.
According to the new rules, all male Americans between the ages of 11 and 21 who do not have contraindications are subject to vaccination. In the future, a course of three vaccinations will be given to boys aged 11-12 years.
American girls began to be vaccinated with the HPV vaccine in 2006. Population studies undertaken after that confirmed that the vaccination campaign effectively prevents the spread of the virus.
The inclusion of boys in this campaign should protect their future sexual partners from papillomas and HPV-induced tumors, primarily cervical cancer. In men themselves, vaccination prevents the development of tumors of the penis, throat and rectum associated with the virus.
The age of 11-12 years was chosen for vaccination, since the vast majority of boys in it are still sexually inactive, while the production of antibodies in response to vaccination is most intense.
According to the latest CDC data, about 16 million Americans between the ages of 14 and 69 are currently infected with HPV, which is about half of the sexually active population.
Available HPV vaccines include Gardasil manufactured by Merck and Cervarix manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline.
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06.02.2012