The HPV vaccine is offered to all Year 8 (12- to 13-year-olds) across UK schools with parental consent. A free catch-up programme is available in the UK for girls up to 25 years old and for any boys born after September 1, 2006.
Originally, the vaccine was only provided for girls in the UK. After the Oral Health Foundation's campaign ‘Jabs for the Boys’ and mounting pressure from other health charities, the government made the vaccine gender-neutral, potentially saving thousands of lives.
Nigel Carter, CEO of the Oral Health Foundation, said, “For many people, HPV is symptomless and causes no harm.
“Around 90 per cent of HPV infections usually go away within two years. For some people though this can lead to changes to the mouth and lead to mouth cancer in the future.
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