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06/10/2006
Call to vaccinate schoolgirls over sex virus
All schoolgirls should be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, a medical journal has said.
The Lancet has called for compulsory vaccinations against human papillomavirus for girls aged 11 or 12 in the UK, like the US state of Michigan.
However, there have been fears that the vaccine could encourage under-age sex.
The European Commission licensed the first anti-HPV vaccine - Gardasil - last week, allowing it to be used on nine to 26-year-olds.
The vaccine provides protection against the two types of HPV which are responsible for 70% of cervical cancers and two other strands which are responsible for around 90% of genital warts.
The Lancet also suggested that boys should be immunised against the virus, because both men and women can carry it.
(KMcA/EF)
The Lancet has called for compulsory vaccinations against human papillomavirus for girls aged 11 or 12 in the UK, like the US state of Michigan.
However, there have been fears that the vaccine could encourage under-age sex.
The European Commission licensed the first anti-HPV vaccine - Gardasil - last week, allowing it to be used on nine to 26-year-olds.
The vaccine provides protection against the two types of HPV which are responsible for 70% of cervical cancers and two other strands which are responsible for around 90% of genital warts.
The Lancet also suggested that boys should be immunised against the virus, because both men and women can carry it.
(KMcA/EF)
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