HPV vaccine sends UK infection rates down

By Sally Wardle
Updated June 18 2018 - 1:01pm, first published 12:56pm
The HPV vaccine in the UK has reduced the number of girls carrying life-threatening infections.
The HPV vaccine in the UK has reduced the number of girls carrying life-threatening infections.

The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine programme has led to significant reductions in the number of young women carrying potentially cancer-causing infections, a new Public Health England study shows.