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The vaccination targets 7.7 million girls, which is the largest number in a single round of HPV vaccination in the African region. The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) says it administered Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to 484,761 girls from October to December 2023.The Permanent Secretary of LSPHCB, Dr Ibrahim Mustafa, disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Mustafa noted that the girls were inoculated during the Phase 1 introduction of the HPV vaccine through Multi-Age Campaign strategies targeting girls aged nine to 14 years …

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