Plummeting HPV vaccination rate in Alberta a concern for health experts

Members of two Canadian health organizations are raising the alarm about a drastic drop in the number of eligible youth who were vaccinated against HPV last year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) are calling on provincial and territorial public health services to prioritize HPV prevention. The warning comes ahead of Canada's fifth annual HPV prevention week, which starts on S