human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine

HPV vaccine is safe, says cancer agency, slams 'unfounded rumours'

"Unfounded rumours" causing people to spurn the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was preventing the elimination of cervical cancer, which kills more than 300,000 women every year, health authorities said Monday.

February 4, 2019
February 4, 2019

HPV vaccine is safe, says cancer agency, slams 'unfounded rumours'

"Unfounded rumours" causing people to spurn the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was preventing the elimination of cervical cancer, which kills more than 300,000 women every year, health authorities said Monday.