After years of discussions about the HPV vaccine should also apply to boys, the government announced in September that it will be so. And today Monday, when the Jönköping County budget was presented, the investment in HPV vaccine is included.

In the clip, regional council Sibylla Jämting (MP) talks about the benefits of boys now getting the HPV vaccine.

Hope to reduce the number of cancer cases

The issue has been discussed for a couple of years, partly because boys and men are also affected by the virus, but also to prevent the spread.

The government estimates that 120-130 HPV-linked cancer cases can be avoided per year in the country by extending the vaccination program to boys.

It is from and 2020 that the first boys will be vaccinated in Jönköping County and it is student health that offers the vaccinations.