The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.
Tag: Cervical Cancer
An African Country Faces Challenges to Protect Girls From HPV
Almost all cervical cancer deaths now occur in developing countries. Tanzania is trying to inoculate girls against the virus that causes the disease — nearly 20 years after rich countries began offering the shot.
One Dose of HPV Vaccine Prevents Infection for at Least Three Years
Protection may last even longer, scientists reported. The finding may be a boon to low-income countries, where cervical cancer takes an enormous toll.
Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Were Taken Without Her Consent, Is Honored by W.H.O.
In a ceremony in Geneva, the World Health Organization presented an award to the family of Ms. Lacks, whose cancer cells led to world-changing advances in medical and scientific research.
HPV Vaccines Are Reducing Infections, Warts — and Probably Cancer
An analysis covering 66 million young people has found plummeting rates of precancerous lesions and genital warts after vaccination against the human papillomavirus.