The Healing Touch

When Siyu, then an undergraduate student in east China, went to study in the U.S. two years ago, she had several usual items on her agenda: taking courses, learning the local culture, making friends and sightseeing. However, there was one item that was unusual for a student—getting human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine shots.

At that time, China didn’t make the vaccines, which are used to protect against the HPV that can lead to cervical cancer in women. When the imported vaccines first entered the Chinese mainland market, the supply could not keep up with the surging demand and people had to make reservations