Schoolkids to get anti-cancer vaccine

By EducationHQ News Team
Published October 9, 2017

The Federal Government has given the nod to a vaccine being rolled out in schools to all 12 and 13-year-old students from next year to protect against several cancers.

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Schoolkids to get anti-cancer vaccine

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