The Association Wellbeing Service on Saturday said it is yet to take a choice on the carry out of HPV immunization against cervical malignant growth in the country.

Excusing media writes about the immunization crusade, the service said it is intently checking cervical malignant growth cases in the nation and is in standard touch with states and different wellbeing divisions.

It said media reports conjecturing that the public authority will send off a human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization crusade in the second quarter of 2024 to target young ladies in the 9-14 age bunch are "false".

In June 2022, the Public Specialized Warning Gathering on Vaccination (NTAGI) suggested the presentation of HPV immunization in the widespread vaccination program with "a one-time get up to speed" for juvenile young ladies in the 9-14 age bunch followed with routine presentation at nine years, the public authority told the Rajya Sabha in Spring.

The NTAGI proposal depended on new proof on illness trouble, proof on adequacy of single portion of HPV antibody, clinical preliminary information and experience of the Public authority of Sikkim on the presentation of the immunization, it expressed.