Active Promotion of HPV Vaccine for Teen Girls Resumes in Japan After 9-Year Hiatus - Nippon.com

The Japanese government has resumed promoting HPV vaccinations protecting against cervical cancer after media coverage of symptoms after vaccinations led to a nine-year hiatus and investigations to confirm the vaccine’s safety.

In April 2022, after a hiatus of nine years, the Japanese government resumed actively promoting vaccinations against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which causes cervical and other types of cancer.… [+2021 chars]

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