The UK should vaccinate all boys against the cancer-causing human papilloma virus (HPV), the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered the link between HPV and cancer has said. Professor Harald zur Hausen, the German virologist whose theory that HPV could be a cause of cervical cancers led to global efforts to vaccinate girls against the virus, said that boys should also be protected.

The Independent, July 12, 2015

New figures from the National HPV Vaccination Program Register show that 76 per cent of WA girls who turned 15 last year received three doses of the vaccine.This compared with the national uptake of 73 per cent of girls. But experts say teenage boys need to catch up, with 61 per cent of 15-year-olds in WA receiving the three-dose course, just ahead of the national average of 60 per cent.

AU News, July 10, 2015

Premature births, more frequent ER visits drove higher costs for baby boys. 

The cost of children's health care is growing quickly - especially for baby boys. In 2013, per capita spending on health care for babies, infants and toddlers between the ages of 0 and 3 was $4,813, according to a study of health insurance claims released this month. That's a bigger number than average spending for many working-age adults, the report stated, and it's up about 19 percent from per capita spending for babies just three year's earlier. But what's even more intriguing to some physicians and health researchers is a large gender gap behind the numbers. Per capita spending for boys in the age group was $5,307, according to the study, whereas average spending for girls was $4,294. A difference of more than $1,000 is "beyond what I expected," said Dr. David Griffin, a medical director and pediatrician with Bloomington=based Health Partners.

Star Tribune,July 10, 2015

The government of B.C. announced this week the HPV vaccine for human papillomavirus virus will now be available free of charge to boys and men under age 26 who classify as 'at-risk'. Beginning in September, the free HPV vaccine program currently only available to young women will become available to men who have sex with males or who are "street-involved"."Providing the vaccine for all girls protects heterosexual boys as well, but leaves at-risk boys and young men unprotected. This change will address that gap," said the province in a media release.

Van City Buzz, July 9, 2015

The B.C. government announced boys and men up to age 26 who are "at higher risk of contracting human papillomavirus" can soon receive the HPV vaccine for free.

HPV vaccine: The growing campaign for including boys 

 "The human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection," Heath Minister Terry Lake said in a statement. "It can lead to serious health problems and could develop into an HPV-related cancer."

The government defines "vulnerable" at-risk boys and young men as "those who have sex with males or who are street-involved."

CBC News, July 7, 2015