A study has found that the uptake of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among schoolgirls in Britain has led to plummeting cervical cancer risk. All schoolgirls in Britain have been offered the HPV vaccine at the age of 12 or 13 since 2008 and later this year, the programme will be extended to boys of the same age. ALSO READ: WHO and vaccine group back ‘critical’ cervical cancer shotsStudy leader Professor Marc Brisson said, ‘What we are working on now is trying to determine when elimination will occur. The research team also looked at the impact of the vaccination programme on levels of abnormal cells and cervical lesions, known as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), which can be early warning signs of cervical cancer. We’re lucky to have the HPV vaccination programme here in the UK and this study supports the imminent roll-out of the gender-neutral HPV vaccine.”But he added, “This study also shows the urgent need for all countries without a vaccination programme to be supported in establishing one.”

Source: Indian Express June 30, 2019 07:07 UTC