Research and analysis
Extension of HPV vaccination to boys: equality analysis
Review of equality issues around extending the HPV vaccination programme in England to adolescent boys.
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This document reviews equality issues related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in England, to support consideration of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice on extending HPV vaccination to adolescent boys.
The document also covers equality issues around the current HPV vaccination programme for adolescent girls and men who have sex with men (MSM). The analysis was used to support a ministerial decision on whether or not to extend the existing HPV vaccination programme to adolescent boys.
In July 2018 the government announced that adolescent boys would be offered the HPV vaccine.
Published 23 November 2018