Archive · 24 May 2025
Doctors Advocate HPV Vaccine for Both Genders
Imagine a tiny germ called HPV that can cause serious problems like cancer.
Doctors in Kolkata want everyone, boys and girls, to get a special shot to stop this germ.
This shot works best when kids get it between ages 9 and 14, before they become adults.
This shot protects against different types of HPV that can cause different types of cancer, including cervical cancer in women and cancers in men.
Doctors hope more people will get this shot to stay healthy and prevent cancer.
Doctors in Kolkata are stressing the importance of the HPV vaccine for both genders.
HPV can cause cancers in both men and women.
An indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine is available in India.
Experts recommend vaccination between 9 and 14 years old.
The experts attended the Conquer HPV & Cancer Conclave in Kolkata.
- Who
- Doctors, including gynaecologists and paediatricians.
- What
- Advocacy for the HPV vaccine for both genders.
- When
- The expert panel met on Friday.
- Where
- Kolkata
- Why
- To prevent HPV-related cancers in both genders.
- Focus
- HPV vaccine for both genders
- Location
- Kolkata
- Vaccine Type
- Quadrivalent HPV
- Target Age
- 9 to 14 years
- Experts
- Gynaecologists and paediatricians