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Texas Almost Mandated An HPV Vaccine. Now The State Is Looking At A Higher Rate Of Cervical Cancer.

KWBU | By Texas Standard
Published August 14, 2019 at 9:15 AM CDT
Cooper Neill for The Texas Tribune
Only 36% of adolescent boys in Texas were up to date on HPV immunization in 2016, according to federal data.

The state’s approach stands in stark contrast to that of Australia, where leaders have successfully pushed a nationwide program that has made a sizable dent in cervical cancer rates.
Texas News