Govt in midst of buying HPV vaccine doses, Dewan Rakyat told

By RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM, TARRENCE TAN and TEH ATHIRA YUSOF

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is in the midst of procuring HPV (Human papillomavirus) vaccines to continue its drive to protect target groups.

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the Covid-19 pandemic had disrupted the HPV vaccination drive especially for Form 1 female students or 13 year-old girls from the 2021 batch onwards.

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