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HPV Vaccine: 280,000 girls given jab against cervical cancer

HPV has been found to be a major cause of cervical cancer (Photo: Shutterstock)

At least 280,000 school-going girls have received the lifesaving cancer vaccine since its launch almost a month ago.

Details of the progress were presented by Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki at the sidelines of the population conference that ended yesterday.

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