Kiwis who missed out on the HPV vaccine are being urged to get it now
Kiwis who missed out on the HPV vaccine are being urged to get it now
7 April 2021
It immunises people against the Human Papilloma Virus, which causes cervical cancer.
The College of GPs says the virus is transmitted through sex - so the programme targets young people before they're sexually active.
But President Samantha Murton says some parents felt their children were too young to have it.
She says once there's a delay - remembering to get the vaccine later on becomes a problem.
Murton says it's been extended, to be free up to the age of 26.
MP Kiri Allan's recent cervical cancer diagnosis has sparked discussions about the illness.
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