The Lancet
August 21, 2010
*Heidi J Larson, Pauline Brocard, Geoff rey Garnett
Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London,
London SW7 1NA, UK
h.larson@imperial.ac.uk
In response to demands from advocacy groups, the Indian Government has suspended demonstration projects for HPV vaccination in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.1,2 The episode provides salutary lessons about how a lack of public confidence can amplify if not quickly addressed.