Human papillomavirus vaccinations matter

[...]the HPV vaccine was not targeting an acute infectious disease, like most other vaccines, but cancer, which is a disease that could otherwise occur decades after a persistent infection with a cancer-inducing virus. [...]the HPV vaccination is novel in that it prevents a sexually transmitted infe...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2021-10, Vol.21 (10), p.1341-1342
Main Authors: van der Sande, Marianne A B, van der Loeff, Maarten F Schim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer vaccines
Children & youth
Gender
Girls
Herd immunity
Human papillomavirus
Infections
Infectious diseases
Prevention
Public health
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Vaccines
Womens health
Young adults
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Summary:[...]the HPV vaccine was not targeting an acute infectious disease, like most other vaccines, but cancer, which is a disease that could otherwise occur decades after a persistent infection with a cancer-inducing virus. [...]the HPV vaccination is novel in that it prevents a sexually transmitted infection. [...]HPV vaccination was added to many national vaccination programmes in an era in which high vaccine uptake could no longer be taken for granted.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30795-7