HPV Action Update

11 July 2016

Last month we shared a letter that HPVA sent to Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health stressing the importance of reaching a decision about the vaccination of boys this year. This letter was signed by 13 experts including Professor Antony Narula, ENT UK President.

A reply to this letter has been received from the Department of Health. Please click here to view the letter. A very nicely-written editorial on vaccinating boys has been published in this month’s BDJ. This mentions HPVA and the experts’ letter. Please click here to view.

HPVA has been supporting the Throat Cancer Foundation in its work with Scotland’s Public Petitions Committee. The PPC considered new evidence from TCF last week and decided to refer the issue to the Health and Sports Committee.

See: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10494&i=9.... This should raise the issue of vaccinating boys to a higher level in Scotland.

Finally, a reminder that the next HPV Action members’ meeting will be in London on Wednesday 20 July 2016, 2–4pm.