HPV vaccine: Why boys are less likely to get it

Friday, September 5, 2014 - 04:30 in Health & Medicine

In Canada, girls between ages nine and 13 can receive a free HPV immunization no matter where they live. But only two provinces offer boys the same option, as most governments bank on so-called herd immunity.

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