Teenage boys may get HPV vaccination, says deputy minister


KUALA LUMPUR: The government is mulling to offer the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to teenage boys above 13 years old, says Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang.

The Deputy Health Minister II said at the moment the ministry's policy was to only offer it to adolescent girls aged 13 years and above.

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