Parental consent must for HPV vaccination as PM launches drive tomorrow

Parental consent will be mandatory for vaccinating girls aged 14 years under the nationwide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch on February 28 from Ajmer in Rajasthan.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

The Union health ministry has underlined that the vaccination will be voluntary and no dose will be administered without the approval of a parent or guardian.

In an official letter sent to all states and Union territories on February 25, the ministry said the campaign will formally begin at 11.30 am on February 28, with the Prime Minister launching it from Ajmer. “The Prime Minister has kindly consented to launch the campaign from Ajmer, Rajasthan,” the letter, signed by Additional Secretary and National Health Mission Mission Director Aradhana Patnaik, said.