MOH to clear HPV jabs backlog by end of 2024 school session

The Health Ministry will administer the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to 719,236 female students in the 2021 cohort up to this year who have yet to be vaccinated.

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said this backlog was caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in a global shortage of HPV vaccines.