Taipei Expands HPV Vaccine Program to Teenage Boys
From September, Taipei will expand its HPV vaccine program to include boys aged 12-15, in line with WHO recommendations.
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00:00 Taipei is working to cut the spread of HPV with vaccines set to be offered to teenage
00:04 boys in the city in September. Jabs for high school girls across the country are already
00:09 part of the national program. Taipei is following the Zhayi City government in rolling out the
00:14 program for boys. HPV is a group of viruses mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse
00:19 and contact with bodily fluids. The World Health Organization says both men and women should take
00:25 preventative measures against infection. In 2023, 140 countries had made HPV vaccines part of their
00:31 national programs.