Vaccinating Boys Against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Not Cost-Effective.

October 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm · Filed under Epidemiology, Immunization, Infectious Diseases, Policy, prevention

In a new study, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that if vaccine coverage and efficacy are high in girls, a universal recommendation to vaccinate young boys is unlikely to provide comparatively good value for resources, compared with vaccinating girls only. The study was reported in the BMJ  October 9..

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