The HPV vaccine, called Gardasil-9 — which has no live virus and is completely non-infectious — protects against the six types of HPV most likely to cause cancer, Eckert says. (These are ...

The HPV vaccine, called Gardasil-9 — which has no live virus and is completely non-infectious — protects against the six types of HPV most likely to cause cancer, Eckert says. (These are ...

The HPV vaccine series requires two or three doses, and the CDC recommends both boys and girls start getting the shot at 11 or 12 years old, but says they can start at 9.

On Monday, plaintiffs’ lawyers filed their opening brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reinstate ...

The CDC explains the HPV vaccine was first recommended in the U.S. in 2006 for girls and young women. In 2011, the recommendation was expanded to include boys. ... Book those cancer screenings!

Within 12 years of the vaccine's introduction in 2006, HPV infections decreased 88 percent among teenage girls and 81 percent among women in their early 20s in the U.S., according to CDC data.

UKHSA data from January 2025 showed that school HPV vaccine uptake in England remains below pre-pandemic levels and continues to decline. In the 2023-2024 academic year, just 72.9% of Year 8 girls ...