Sunday, February 12, 2012

doctors welcomed the news and predict that genital warts can be eradicated among heterosexuals in 20 years

school in the UK are offered vaccination against genital warts, a sexually transmitted infection most common in a move welcomed by doctors.

expand the current vaccination against cervical cancer 12 -. And 13 years of age,

The change will take effect at the beginning of the next school year in August and September 2012. All 12 - and students aged 13 years, be offered a vaccine called Gardasil, which protects against two strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause 70% of cancers of the cervix and two other strains produce 90% of genital warts warts.

replace Cervarix, which has been used since vaccination began in 2008, but confers only protection against cervical cancer.

HPV Unit has been successful. The latest official figures show that 77% of 12 - and 13 years, and 84% of 14 - and 15 years, have voluntarily received the full course of three shots against HPV, either in school or your GP - the greater absorption in the world.

ministers decided to change the advice of its independent advisors, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization, and the evidence gathered by the study of the Agency for the Protection of Health.

75,000 people a year in England are first diagnosed with genital warts, but the total number of people every year in developing the UK is about 161,000 people, once they find that those despite repeated treatment provided.

Professor David Salisbury, director of immunization of the government, said the change was made after reviewing the new evidence from Australia, where Gardasil has been greatly reduced cases of genital warts girls and children, while avoiding the same number of deaths annually from cancer of the cervix, Cervarix, which is estimated at 400.

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, said Gardasil should be made available to young gay men on his first visit to a sexual health clinic to protect against oral and anal cancer and genital warts.

AIDS charity the Terrence Higgins Trust, also welcomed the decision because "it makes sense in terms of improving women's health and also save the NHS millions."
However, the charity has called on ministers to offer vaccine to all children to protect them against certain male cancers.


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