GSK plc announced that a two-dose schedule for its HPV vaccine Cervarix [Human Papillomavirus bivalent (types 16, 18) Vaccine, Recombinant)] has been approved by China's NMPA for girls aged 9 to 14. With this approval, Cervarix is the first imported two-dose HPV vaccine for this age group in mainland China. The NMPA authorisation of the two-dose regimen adds China to two-dose approvals in approximately 100 countries, including the European Union, Asia, Africa, and Latin America2-7. The three-dose schedule remains on the label for girls and women aged 15-45 years in China.