No cervical cancer cases have been detected in women who have been fully vaccinated against HPV, Public Health Scotland has revealed.
It comes after the human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme was rolled out to girls aged 12-13 in Scotland in 2008.
A study published by Public Health Scotland, in collaboration with the universities of Strathclyde and Edinburgh, found the HPV vaccine was “highly effective” in preventing the development of cervical cancer.
