New data shows nearly 1 in 5 school-aged girls have missed out on the vaccine and, in a letter to shadow public health minister Sharon Hodgson, public health minister Steve Brine MP has confirmed there will be no catch-up programme for boys, arguing boys will benefit from 'herd protection'.
Girls in England are offered free HPV jabs at school during Years 8 and 9, when they are aged between 12 and 14.
The latest Public Health England (PHE) data shows just 83.8% of girls were given the recommended two doses of the vaccine by the end of Year 9 in 2017-18 – less than what’s required for herd immunity – with nearly 50,000 (48,545) girls missing out.
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