Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 amid rising HPV vaccination rates

Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 thanks to a successful HPV vaccination program. Photograph: Phanie/Alamy

Cervical cancer vaccination levels are on the rise and experts are “highly optimistic” the disease can be eliminated in a little more than a decade, despite the pandemic and interference from “highly religious” schools.

Australia will become the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer if it hits its 2035 target.