‘SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A bill has been introduced in Sacramento to require students entering the 8th grade to have the HPV vaccine. This would apply to students attending public and private schools in California.
The HPV vaccine has been on the market since 2006 when the FDA approved it as a way to prevent cervical cancer in women. But it also benefits men in the prevention of penile cancer.
The recommendation is to have children vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 8 and 12. On average, teens become sexually active by 15.
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry has introduced a bill that would require all incoming 8th graders to get the vaccine.’
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