PUNE, Nov. 25 -- Maharashtra is among a few states in the country that are set to begin Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer. A single-dose Gardasil vaccine will be administered to girls aged 14 years marking a major step in cervical cancer prevention, officials said. The state in the first week of November has already received 950,000 HPV vaccine doses, and preparations are in full swing. Training of state-level and district-level health staff has been completed. Training of block-level staff has been recently completed on November 15, officials said. State health minister Prakash Abitkar told Hindustan Times that as per the guidelines received from the central government, the training of staff has been completed.vicky pathare...