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Panel: Boys should get HPV vaccine given to girls
A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too.A government advisory panel on Tuesday decided that the vaccine should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the cancer-causing virus through sex.Public health officials have tried since 2006 to get parents to have their daughters vaccinated