Free HPV vaccine also for boys born in 2005
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om gratis vaccination mod visse smitsomme sygdomme m.v
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The list of free vaccinations has a new item.
- Boys born in 2005 can get a free HPV vaccination against anal cancer, and it is offered between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 January 2025.
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The list of free vaccinations has a new item. Boys born in 2005 are offered a free HPV vaccination against anal cancer. The vaccination is offered to boys born in 2005 between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
Some items on the list have a new number. Vaccination against whooping cough for pregnant women is now item 8 and was item 9 before. It has not changed apart from its position. The HPV vaccination against anal cancer for boys who turn 12 on 1 July 2019 or later is now item 9 and was item 8 before. Only the number has changed.
The HPV vaccination against cervical cancer for girls from the age of 12 and before the age of 18 still applies.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 9 December 2024
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 18 December 2024
- In force · 1 January 2025