Health & Safety National Whatever happened to ... the global effort to wipe out cervical cancer with a vaccine? 7:51am September 12, 2024 HPV vaccine cervical cancer Share URL copied to clipboard! CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images A schoolgirl receives a dose of HPV vaccine at a community health service center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China. AFP A schoolgirl receives a vaccine injection during a vaccination campaign against the papillomavirus (HPV infection) at the Jean Moulin Middle School in Le Bouscat, southwestern France, on October 5, 2023. The French government has implemented a "generalized" free vaccination campaign in middle schools for fifth graders in order to curb the papillomavirus, responsible for over 6,000 new cases of cancer each year. (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images) 300x250 Ad 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate