New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme in Ajmer, Rajasthan, at 11:30 am on Saturday, February 28. The drive, which will take place across all States and Union Territories, will target girls aged 14 years.

Here's all you need to know about the government's HPV vaccination nationwide programme:

Sharing details of the nationwide HPV Vaccination programme, the government said it will use a single shot of the Gardasil vaccine to vaccinate adolescent girls.

Gardasil is a quadrivalent HPV vaccine that protects against HPV types 16 and 18 (which cause cervical cancer), as well as types 6 and 11.

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