Article 68ECK Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 amid rising HPV vaccination rates

Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 amid rising HPV vaccination rates

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Tory Shepherd
from World news | The Guardian on (#68ECK)

Experts call for public access to vaccine for all young people after free school program reduces infection rate by 92%

Cervical cancer vaccination levels are on the rise and experts are highly optimistic" the disease can be eliminated in a little more than a decade, despite the pandemic and interference from highly religious" schools.

Australia will become the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer if it hits its 2035 target.

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