Young women now have ‘close to zero’ risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab

• The HPV vaccination programme introduced in 2008 has dramatically reduced cervical cancer mortality in vaccinated cohorts, with young women now facing near-zero risk of cervical cancer death
• Hundreds of lives have been saved through the school-based HPV vaccination strategy, demonstrating the substantial public health impact of the immunisation programme
• This evidence reinforces the clinical importance of maintaining high uptake of HPV vaccination in school-age girls and supports continued confidence in the vaccine's effectiveness and safety profile

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

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