Project ECHO HPV Vaccination Series receives support in honor of UNR Med Alumnus John M. Erickson, M.D.

If HPV is left untreated, it can cause cervical and head and neck cancers. Earlier years, the vaccine targeted four strains ...

SEATTLE — Since its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2006, the HPV vaccine has made considerable strides in preventing cervical and oropharyngeal, or throat cancers.

Mr Aina said Nigeria introduced three new vaccines: the HPV, malaria, and Mpox vaccines. He said the HPV vaccine was introduced in October 2023 and May 2024, targeting girls aged nine to 14 years.

Changes could be coming later this year to vaccination policies for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) met last week ...

Despite the world possessing effective vaccines against HPV, rates of immunisation are actually falling in lower- and middle-income countries. Ben Hargreaves asks why this is happening ...

A measles outbreak involving hundreds of people across the country has put a spotlight on the role of vaccines in treating preventable diseases—especially as childhood vaccination rates have ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United ...

Next year’s COVID vaccine recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appear likely to be less expansive than in previous years. Notes from a recent meeting of the ...

DTaP and Tdap are combination vaccines that protect against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. DTaP is given to infants and young children, whereas Tdap is administered to anyone above the ...