Single-dose HPV vaccine ‘up to 97 per cent effective’
Channel: Science & Development Network
Date: 06/01/2022

A single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could be effective for preventing cervical cancer, raising hopes of fighting the disease in Sub-Saharan Africa, a conference has heard.

Cervical cancer is ranked the fourth most common cancer among women globally, with up to 90 per cent of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries, according to a 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) report.

About 99 per cent of cervical cancer cases are associated with infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV) through sexual contact.

Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix — the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina.