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(Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO)   The Parañaque city government announced that free vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is now available in the city’s different barangays. Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez said the HPV vaccine is given in a two-dose schedule with an interval of...

TOKYO, Japan – Thousands of lives could be saved as Japan begins to actively promote the HPV vaccine -- which can prevent cervical cancer -- after a decade of misinformation and weak policy left inoculation rates dismally low, advocates say. The percentage of teenage girls getting the human...