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Many children around the world - including this girl in Honduras - are now vaccinated against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV)

Video. HPV vaccine cut cervical cancer rates by almost 90%, say researchers

Updated: 04/11/2021 - 18:46 GMT+1

The first-ever study of the UK's HPV vaccine programme found that the jab prevented thousands of cases of cancers and precancerous cells in the years since it was first offered to children.

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