Over 83,000 girls in Kazakhstan vaccinated against HPV

Over 83,000 girls aged 11-13 were vaccinated in Kazakhstan against HPV, Kazinform News Agency cites the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry.

No side effects were reported.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the common viruses that cause cancers, including cervical cancer.

In October Kazakhstan launched a large-scale HPV vaccination roll-out as part of the national program to prevent infectious and cancer diseases.

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women in Kazakhstan and the second leading cause of cancer death in women of reproductive age (25-44). Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women throughout the country.

According to statistics, some 2,000 cervical cancers are detected annually in Kazakhstan killing over 600 women.

As reported before, 4,682 girls have been vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Almaty as of November 22. 1,909 of them are 11 years old, and 2,773 are aged 12-13.