South Africa’s HPV vaccination programme has by all accounts been a resounding success over the past decade, likely helping to prevent many cases of cervical cancer. But the programme has suffered major setbacks due to Covid-related disruptions. In addition to getting it back on track, some arg.
In 2014, South Africa launched an HPV vaccination campaign targeting nine-year-old public schoolchildren in Grade 4. It involves delivering two doses of vaccine six months apart. Spotlight finds out how the campaign is going and what recent real-world HPV vaccine effectiveness data from the Uni.