Gardasil is a vaccine, licensed for use in June 2006, by the FDA. It targets four strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) -- HPV-6, 11, 16, and 18. HPV-16 and HPV-18 account for about 70% of all ...

IN making a concerted call for “more robust education among parents, students, and females to ensure greater uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, several Jamaican health officials ...

Picture this: It’s circa 2012 and I’m 13 years old, sitting awkwardly in my doctor’s office for my yearly physical, learning about the HPV vaccine. My doctor has just explained that the ...

 This HPV vaccine is priced relatively lower than its international counterparts, with a two-dose vial available for approximately Rs 4,000, making it Rs 2,000 per dose.

In the first meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) ...

Partnering with dental clinics to offer HPV vaccines to eligible children and adolescents improved vaccination rates by more ...

However, cervical cancer screening remains lower than pre-pandemic levels, and the HPV vaccination rate has not increased since the pandemic, researchers found. Other major cancer risk factors ...

It's possible that HPV vaccination "could modulate immune responses" that may reduce the risk of TED, they added. "Although this study does not directly link vaccination to clinical outcomes in ...

The HPV vaccine is a highly effective means of preventing cancer. Learn how it works and why it's essential for public health in the US.

Forty-two percent of HPV-caused cancers occur in males, and the HPV vaccine can prevent up to 90% of them, says the US CDC. There are more than 200 strains of HPV, 14 of which are considered "high ...