New Delhi, March 11 -- More than 10 days since a special three-month-long Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign kicked off in the Capital targeting 14-year-old girls to combat cervical cancer, turnout at vaccination centres remains poor, with only 285 girls vaccinated as of Tuesday, according to Delhi health department data accessed by HT. The campaign, launched on February 28, aims to immunise around 160,000 adolescent girls across the Capital, with 4,000 sessions planned over three months. However, officials said the response has been far below expectations, citing a mix of ongoing school examinations, low awareness and anti-vaccine misinformation circulating online as key reasons behind the slow uptake. Data from the health dep...