A health worker (R) injects human papillomavirus vaccine to a school student in Islamabad on September 24, 2025, during a vaccination drive held to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer. - AFP
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Misinformation plagued the first rollout of a vaccine to protect Pakistani girls against cervical cancer, with parents slamming their doors on healthcare workers and some schools shutting for days over false claims it causes infertility.
The country's first HPV vaccine campaign aimed to administer jabs to 11 million girls - but by the time it ended Saturday (Sept 27) only around half the intended doses were administered.
