Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has triggered a debate on India’s vaccine policies after questioning the mass rollout of HPV vaccines to young girls, citing a recent incident in Bihar where dozens of students fainted post-vaccination.

Posting on X, Vembu referenced an October 17 news report from Saharsa, Bihar, where “30-35 female students fainted after receiving the HPV vaccine,” and were admitted to Sadar Hospital. He contrasted this with a Tamil Nadu government announcement just days earlier promoting free HPV vaccines as a step toward a “cancer-free future.” Advertisement

HPV, or human papillomavirus, is sexually transmitted, and Vembu emphasized that it “does not transmit via regular contact or even hugging.” Questioning the necessity of administering the vaccine to very young girls, he

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