Chief executive of the Children's Rights Alliance, Tanya WardThe Children's Rights Alliance is part of the HPV Vaccination Alliance that comprises of 40 organisations including leading health, child welfare and social justice groups. The Health Information and Quality Authority has advised the minister to change to a more effective HPV vaccine and extend the vaccine to boys. HPV infection is also responsible for genital warts in men and women, with 90% of these caused by the types of HPV the vaccine protects against. Dr Ryan said there are no indications of serious side-effects associated with HPV vaccine. The Royal College of Physicians in Ireland welcomed the extension of the HPV vaccine to boys.

Source: Irish Examiner December 07, 2018 16:52 UTC