A shared video on social networks seems to show that schoolgirls in Pakistan get sick and suffer pain after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine. The campaign to manage the Human Papilloma (HPV) vaccine began in the country on September 15, and has been attacked by erroneous information since then.
The claim is false. The video is not related to the vaccination unit.
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On September 16, a publication in X declared: “Great news, the HPV vaccine is administered to children in Pakistan. Save their children of this vaccine. Look what happened to these children.”
The publication included a 16 -second video in which a man claimed that the girls had fallen seriously ill after vaccination, calling him “poison.” The clip has been seen more than 48,000 times and it has been published again almost 400 times.
The video was also shared in Tiktok, where he received more than 21 million visits.
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The video is not related to the HPV vaccination campaign and, in fact, it has more than a year.
It was registered in May 2024 in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, during a clash between Protestant merchants and the police. According to reports, tear gas fired by the police landed in a school, affecting students.
The footage was uploaded for the first time on May 9, 2024 by a journalist and can be seen here.
PakGazette Television The reporter in Azad Jammu and Cashmira also confirmed the origin of the video.
Pakistan launched its first VPV vaccination campaign on September 15, with the aim of protecting 13 million adolescents against cervical cancer.
Verdict: The viral claim is false. The video does not show the girls falling ill after receiving the HPV vaccine. It is an old 2024 clip that shows students affected by tear gas during a protest in Mirpur.
