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Pakistan Launches HPV Vaccine Amid Misinformation Challenges
9/29/2025
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- Pakistan launched its first nationwide HPV vaccination campaign in September 2025, targeting girls aged 9 to 14 to prevent cervical cancer.
- Misinformation, including infertility claims and videos of fainting girls, has fueled hesitancy.
- A member of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party falsely claimed the vaccine causes infertility.
- Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal publicly vaccinated his daughter to counter misinformation.
