Ludhiana, March 4 -- The district administration is set to vaccinate approximately 40,000 eligible girls in the 14-15 age group under a targeted Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme, aimed at preventing cervical cancer. The drive, under which the vaccination would be carried out free of cost, will commence on Thursday and continue for 90 days across 19 government health institutions in Ludhiana.

Eligible girls-those who have completed their 14th birthday but have not yet turned 15-will receive a single 0.5 ml dose of the HPV vaccine, administered intramuscularly in the left arm. Vaccination sites include the district hospital, sub-divisional hospitals, community health centres, Vardhman Mahavir civil hospital (MCH), urban com...