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The Lagos state government is targeting the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of 1,062,427 girls between the ages of nine to 14 years in the state by December 2024. This is even as experts have urged parents and guardians to ensure that their daughters within the age bracket are jabbed, as the vaccine is safe and are given without cost at all public health facilities in Lagos State. Immunisation programmes coordinator, Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (PHCB), Adetola Akinpelu, at a two-day media dialogue on HPV vaccine on Wednesday in Lagos, averred that the state is targeting HPV vaccination of 1,062,427 girls, representing 80 per cent, between nine to 14 years by December 2024.

Akinpelu said the state had so far recorded success stories with the HPV vaccination campaign, as it has vaccinated 44.8 per cent of the targeted population. He called on parents to ensure that their girls within the age bracket are vaccinated as soon as possible, adding that by 2025, the focus will be on girls aged nine only.



“The Gardasil vaccine is expensive and out of the reach for most parents in Lagos. The state government is providing this vaccine free of charge. One of the reasons why Gardasil HPV vaccine was selected is the fact that it is a one dose vaccine that offers a life long protection,” he affirmed.

He revealed that the HPV vaccination was still ongoing, adding that, “We are still vaccinating young girls aged nine to 14 years old. Though we no longer take the vaccine .

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