Girls as young as 12 will be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer from next September in a programme that aims to save 400 lives a year, the Government has said. Girls aged 12 to 13 will be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted infection human papilloma virus (HPV). The project will cost as much as £100 million a year in England alone. A catch-up campaign for girls up to the age of 18, costing as much as £200 million a year, will start in 2009.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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