7 October 2017 - A supercharged vaccine that protects against several deadly cancers will be provided for free to all 12 to 13-year-old students from next year.

Gardasil 9, an improved version of the Australian-developed vaccine, will protect recipients against nine strains of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) — up from four — and could prevent almost 90 per cent of cervical cancer cases worldwide.

Some high-risk HPV types can cause serious illness and are responsible for about five per cent of all cancers worldwide including cervical cancer, some form of throat cancers and anal cancer.

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