BBCNEWS BBC News at One November 4, 2021 13:08:00
Educated. now, the first real world study of the vaccine shows its had a dramatic effect. cervical cancer rates were 87% lower in girls who were offered the vaccine when aged 12 and 13. it's estimated that by mid—2019, the hpvjab programme had prevented around a50 cervical cancers, and around 17,200 precancers, all of which would have needed some medical intervention. when i first saw the results, huge i0y when i first saw the results, huge joy but we had to check them to make sure it was real. 35 years ago, cervical cancer was out of control in this country. screening wasn't working, rates ...