UK should move to one dose of HPV jab for teens

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UK should move to one dose of HPV jab for teens
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Two doses are now given but experts say one shot is enough to give protection against cervical cancer.

The UK should move to offering teenagers one shot of HPV vaccine rather than two, experts are advising.

Currently, girls and boys are offered a first dose when they are around 11-13, with a second one some months later.It comes from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation .She added that the proof for one dose was "compelling". In addition to the routine adolescent programme, there is a separate HPV vaccination programme for gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men aged up to 45 years, which is delivered through sexual health clinics.

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