13,505 girls get HPV vaccine in Kozhikode

As many as 13,505 girls aged up to 14 have been vaccinated in Kozhikode district against human papilloma virus (HPV), Health department officials have said.

The department said in a release on Monday that around 51% of the target audience had been covered so far. As many as 1,854 girls were vaccinated from schools. The vaccination drive had been conducted in 169 schools till now.

The government, meanwhile, has extended the deadline for the campaign till December 31. District Medical Officer L.T. Saritha Kumari said the vaccination is available at all government health centres.