Cervical vaccination camp organised in Visakhapatnam

A girl being administered HPV vaccine at a camp in Visakhapatnam on Monday. | Photo Credit: V RAJU

Retired medical officer Sarojini has said that administering of Cervavac vaccine to girls between the age of nine and 14 years is the remedy to prevent cervical cancer.

She launched a camp held to administer second dose of the vaccine to the girl children of journalists in the city on Monday. The camp was organised jointly by the Chaitanya Sravanthi voluntary organisation and the A.P. Working Journalists Federation. She said there will not be any side effects after vaccination and it is the only way to prevent cervical cancer.

Published - June 09, 2025 08:35 pm IST