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European centre urges vaccination of girls against HPV

European governments are being urged to take preventive action against cervical cancer by organising nationwide vaccination programmes for young girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV).

The advice from the Stockholm based European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC) is contained in its latest scientific report, which was released at the European Cervical Cancer Summit in Brussels last week. However, it insists that this is no substitute for screening programmes.

Johan Giesecke, the ECDPC’s chief scientist, said, “Vaccinating young adolescent girls against HPV is likely to reduce …