WHO urges HPV vaccination for girls aged 4-8 to boost global coverage

• World Health Organization WHO experts suggested HPV vaccination for girls aged 4–8 where it could improve vaccine coverage globally.
Girls aged 9–14 remain the priority group, with experts recommending a single dose as the most efficient vaccination strategy.
Only 33% of eligible girls worldwide have received the human papillomavirus HPV vaccine, far below WHO's 90% target.
The HPV vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer, a disease that caused around 280,000 deaths worldwide in 2024.

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