Boys and young men should consider being vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) to protect themselves from a range of illnesses, a conference has heard. UK girls receive an HPV vaccination to protect them from cervical cancer. But the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) wants school sex education to raise awareness that HPV can cause cancers in both sexes. Boys need information to decide whether to get the jab, the conference heard. The ATL annual conference, meeting in Liverpool, overwhelmingly backed a motion…
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