A VACCINE to protect Tasmanian high school students from serious diseases will be rolled out to schools early next year.
After introducing a Gardasil vaccine program for Tasmanian girls in 2007, Tasmanian high school boys also will be vaccinated to protect them against four types of the human papilloma virus.
A $200 million, four-year rollout of the vaccine will begin next year, Health Minister Michelle O'Byrne said yesterday.
The decision comes after the anti-immunisation lobby has been accused of endangering children's lives as the number of parents refusing to vaccinate has risen by more than 600 per cent nationally. The Gardasil vaccine protects against four types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) associated with a range of cancers.
Ms O'Byrne said changes in Tasmania's free vaccination program for high school students would focus on the introduction of the Gardasil vaccination for boys in 2013. The shifting of all routine school-based adolescent vaccinations into Year 7 will also take place during the next two years.
"There should be no mistaking the importance of vaccinations for the health of a child and for the health of our community as a whole -- these changes will strengthen the protection vaccinations offer," Ms O'Byrne said.
"The HPV vaccine will now be routinely delivered to boys in Year 7 across Tasmania, while boys in Year 9 will be able to get the vaccine at school in a catch-up program in 2013 and 2014.
"Gardasil has been shown to be safe and effective in preventing the common types of HPV infections which can cause cancers in both men and women."
Vaccinations to reduce the incidents of whooping cough will also be fine-tuned Ms O'Byrne said yesterday. This year health officials have seen 1062 cases of whooping cough in Tasmania up from 308 cases for all of 2011.
Ms O'Byrne said changes would be implemented to see all routine school-based adolescent vaccinations, including the whooping cough vaccine, offered to students in Year 7.
"To date, vaccinations have been provided in either Grade 6 or 7 depending on the local government area," Ms O'Byrne said.
Providing all vaccinations in Grade 7 will avoid the risk of students missing a vaccination if they move from a primary school to a secondary school in a different area.
matthew.smith@news.com.au
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