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The '''human papilloma virus''' ('''HPV''') '''vaccine''' prevents infection with certain species of ] associated with the development of ], ], and some less common ]s.<ref name=pmid_17380109>{{cite pmid|17380109}}</ref><ref name=CDC-HPV>{{cite web | publisher = ] (CDC) | url=http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/vaccine.html | title=HPV Vaccines | date=2010-10-15 | accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref><ref name="CDC-HPV-Fact">{{cite web | publisher = ] (CDC) | url=http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm | title=Genital HPV Infection - CDC Fact Sheet | date=2009-11-24 | accessdate=2010-02-13}}</ref> Two HPV ]s are currently on the market: ] and ].<ref> ] (2007-05-21) Retrieved on 2007-05-25</ref>
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Both vaccines protect against the two HPV types (HPV-16 and HPV-18) that cause 70% of cervical cancers, 80% of anal cancers, 60% of vaginal cancers, and 40% of vulvar cancers.<ref name=Vuyst>{{cite pmid| 19115209}}</ref> These HPV types also cause most ], and some other rare genital cancers. Gardasil also protects against the two HPV types (HPV-6 and HPV-11) that cause 90% of genital warts.<ref name="CDC-HPV" />
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'''Human papillomavirus''' ('''HPV''') '''vaccines''' are ]s intended to provide ] against ] (HPV).<ref name="WHO2022">{{cite journal|vauthors=((World Health Organization))|title=Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper (2022 update)|journal=]|volume=97|issue=50|pages=645–672|date=December 2022|hdl=10665/365351|author-link=World Health Organization|hdl-access=free}}</ref> The first HPV vaccine became available in 2006.<ref name="WHO2022" /><ref>{{cite book |vauthors=((World Health Organization))|title=The immunological basis for immunization series: module 19: human papillomavirus infection |date=May 2011 |hdl=10665/44604 |isbn=9789241501590 |publisher=World Health Organization |hdl-access=free}}</ref> Currently there are six licensed HPV vaccines: three bivalent (protect against two types of HPV), two quadrivalent (against four), and ] (against nine)<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kash N, Lee MA, Kollipara R, Downing C, Guidry J, Tyring SK | title = Safety and Efficacy Data on Vaccines and Immunization to Human Papillomavirus | journal = Journal of Clinical Medicine | volume = 4 | issue = 4 | pages = 614–633 | date = April 2015 | pmid = 26239350 | pmc = 4470159 | doi = 10.3390/jcm4040614 | s2cid = 14149551 | doi-access = free }}</ref> All have excellent safety profiles and are highly efficacious, or have met immunobridging standards.<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=668}} All of them protect against HPV types 16 and 18, which are together responsible for approximately 70% of ] cases globally.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/> The quadrivalent vaccines provide additional protection against HPV types 6 and 11.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/> The nonavalent provides additional protection against HPV types 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/> It is estimated that ] 70% of cervical cancer, 80% of ], 60% of ], 40% of ], and show more than 90% ] in preventing ]s.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = De Vuyst H, Clifford GM, Nascimento MC, Madeleine MM, Franceschi S | title = Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus in carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the vulva, vagina and anus: a meta-analysis | journal = International Journal of Cancer | volume = 124 | issue = 7 | pages = 1626–1636 | date = April 2009 | pmid = 19115209 | doi = 10.1002/ijc.24116 | s2cid = 24197494 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Takes RP, Wierzbicka M, D'Souza G, Jackowska J, Silver CE, Rodrigo JP, Dikkers FG, Olsen KD, Rinaldo A, Brakenhoff RH, Ferlito A | title = HPV vaccination to prevent oropharyngeal carcinoma: What can be learned from anogenital vaccination programs? | journal = Oral Oncology | volume = 51 | issue = 12 | pages = 1057–1060 | date = December 2015 | pmid = 26520047 | doi = 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.10.011 | s2cid = 23356354 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Thaxton L, Waxman AG | title = Cervical cancer prevention: immunization and screening 2015 | journal = The Medical Clinics of North America | volume = 99 | issue = 3 | pages = 469–477 | date = May 2015 | pmid = 25841595 | doi = 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.01.003 | s2cid = 2828633 }}</ref><ref name="StatPearls 2020">{{cite book |vauthors=Anjum F, Zohaib J |chapter=Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma |date=4 December 2020 |chapter-url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563268/ | title = StatPearls |place=Treasure Island (FL) |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |edition=Updated |id=Bookshelf ID: NBK563268 |doi=10.32388/G6TG1L |pmid=33085415 |s2cid=229252540 |via=] |access-date=7 February 2021 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611150638/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563268/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They also protect against ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/hpv/hpv-vaccines.html|title=HPV Vaccines|date=30 April 2024|access-date=1 September 2024|publisher=]|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913081035/https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/hpv/hpv-vaccines.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ] ]s (also known as anogenital warts), with the quadrivalent and nonavalent vaccines providing virtually complete protection.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/><ref name="WHO2022" /> The WHO recommends a one or two-dose schedule for girls aged 9–14 years, the same for girls and women aged 15–20 years, and two doses with a 6-month interval for women older than 21 years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 December 2022|title=WHO updates recommendations on HPV vaccination schedule|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/20-12-2022-WHO-updates-recommendations-on-HPV-vaccination-schedule|website=]|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="WHO2022" /> The vaccines provide protection for at least five to ten years.<ref name="WHO2022" />
Both vaccines have been shown to prevent potentially precancerous lesions of the cervix. Gardasil has been shown to prevent potential precursors to ],<ref name=Bloomberg /><ref name=FDA-anal-ca /> ],<ref name=VulvarCA /> ],<ref name=VulvarCA>{{cite web|url = http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2008/ucm116945.htm| title = FDA Approves Expanded Uses for Gardasil to Include Preventing Certain Vulvar and Vaginal Cancers | accessdate = 2010-02-13 | date = 2008-09-12}}</ref> and ]<ref name=Bloomberg /> cancers. HPV vaccines are expected to protect against HPV induced cancers of these areas as well as ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Oral Sex Can Add to HPV Cancer Risk |url=http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1619814,00.html |author= Coco Masters | date= May 11, 2007 | accessdate=2010-09-17 | work=]}}</ref>


The primary target group in most of the countries recommending HPV ] is young adolescent girls, aged 9–14.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/> The ] depends on the age of the vaccine recipient.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/> As of 2023, 27% of girls aged 9–14 years worldwide received at least one dose (37 countries were implementing the single-dose schedule, 45% of girls aged 9–14 years old vaccinated in that year).<ref name=WHO4October2024>{{Cite web|date=4 October 2024|title=WHO adds an HPV vaccine for single-dose use|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/04-10-2024-who-adds-an-hpv-vaccine-for-single-dose-use|website=]|access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref><ref name=WHO15July2024>{{Cite web|title=Immunization coverage|url=https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/immunization-coverage|website=]|date=15 July 2024|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref> As of September 2024, 57 countries are implementing the single-dose schedule.<ref name=WHO4October2024/> At least 144 countries (at least 74% of WHO member states) provided the HPV vaccine in their national immunization schedule for girls, as of November 2024.<ref name=WHO17November2024>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2024|title=WHO and partners rally cervical cancer elimination efforts|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/17-11-2024-who-and-partners-rally-cervical-cancer-elimination-efforts|author=<!--Not stated-->|publisher=]|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=WHO15July2024/> As of 2022, 47 countries (24% of WHO member states) also did it for boys.<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=654}} Vaccinating a large portion of the population may also benefit the unvaccinated by way of ].<ref name="Cervical cancer prevention in Austr">{{cite journal | vauthors = Saville AM | title = Cervical cancer prevention in Australia: Planning for the future | journal = Cancer Cytopathology | volume = 124 | issue = 4 | pages = 235–240 | date = April 2016 | pmid = 26619381 | doi = 10.1002/cncy.21643 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
The World Health Organization (WHO),<ref name=Tay /> as well as public health officials in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States recommend vaccination of young women against HPV to prevent cervical cancer, and to reduce the number of treatments for cervical cancer precursors.<ref>{{cite web | author=Kohout T, Stewart A | url=http://www.jiwh.org/content.cfm?sectionid=167 | publisher= Jacobs Institute for Women's Health, George Washington University | title=New Report Examines Laws that Would Mandate HPV Vaccine for Young Women| accessdate=2010-02-13}}</ref>


The HPV vaccine is on the ].<ref name="WHO23rd">{{cite book | vauthors = ((World Health Organization)) | title = The selection and use of essential medicines 2023: web annex A: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 23rd list (2023) | year = 2023 | hdl = 10665/371090 | author-link = World Health Organization | publisher = World Health Organization | location = Geneva | id = WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2023.02 | hdl-access=free }}</ref> The ] (WHO) recommends HPV vaccines as part of ] in all countries, along with other prevention measures.<ref name="WHO2022" /> The WHO's priority purpose of HPV immunization is the ], which accounts for 82% of all HPV-related cancers and more than 95% of which are caused by HPV.<ref name="WHO2022" /><ref name=WHO4October2024 /> 88% (2020 figure) of cervical cancers and 90% of deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries and 2% (2020 figure) in high-income countries.<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=650}}<ref name=WHO4October2024 /> The WHO-recommended primary target population for HPV vaccination is girls aged 9–14 years before they become sexually active.<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=669}} It aims the introduction of the HPV vaccine in all countries and has set a target of reaching a coverage of 90% of girls fully vaccinated with HPV vaccine by age 15 years.<ref name=WHO15July2024/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem|url=https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240014107|website=]|date=17 November 2020|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref> Females aged ≥15 years, boys, older males or ] (MSM) are secondary target populations.<ref name="WHO2022" /> HPV vaccination is the most cost-effective public health measure against cervical cancer, particularly in resource-constrained settings.<ref name=WHOImmunizingagainstHPV>{{Cite web|title=Immunizing against HPV|url=https://www.who.int/activities/immunizing-against-hpv|website=]|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=666}} ] is still required following vaccination.<ref name="WHO2022" />
Worldwide, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in adults.<ref name="CDC-HPV-Fact"/> For example, more than 80% of American women will have contracted at least one strain of HPV by age fifty.<ref></ref><ref name=pmid_17327523>{{cite journal |author=Dunne EF, Unger ER, Sternberg M |title=Prevalence of HPV infection among females in the United States |journal=JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association |volume=297 |issue=8 |pages = 813–19 |year=2007 |month=February |pmid=17327523 |doi=10.1001/jama.297.8.813}}</ref><ref> "Genital HPV is the most common STD in America; an estimated 80% of sexually active individuals will contract it at some point in their lives."</ref><ref> Science Daily "The research, reported by Darron R. Brown, M.D., and colleagues at the Indiana University School of Medicine, found four out of five sexually active adolescent females infected with the human papillomavirus."</ref>
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==Preventive vaccines==
Although most women infected with genital HPV will not have complications from the virus,<ref name="pmid16362994">{{cite journal | author = Snijders PJ, Steenbergen RD, Heideman DA, Meijer CJ | title = HPV-mediated cervical carcinogenesis: Concepts and clinical implications | journal = J. Pathol. | volume = 208 | issue = 2 | pages = 152–64 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16362994 | doi = 10.1002/path.1866 | quote = cervical cancer is a rare complication of an hrHPV infection since most such infections are transient, not even giving rise to cervical lesions.}}</ref> worldwide there are an estimated 529,000 new cases of cervical cancer and 275,000 deaths per year.<ref name=Tay /> About 85 percent of cancers,<ref name=Tay /> and eighty percent of deaths from cervical cancer occur in developing countries.<ref name=cervicalCAaction> - Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation</ref> In the United States, most of the approximately 11,000 cervical cancers found annually<ref name="National Cancer Institute SEER"/> occur in women who have never had a ], or not had one in the previous five years. HPV is also the cause of ] (CIN).<ref></ref> CIN is a precursor to cervical cancer, and is painful and costly to treat.<ref name=autogenerated2/> It is not known how many women worldwide are diagnosed with CIN.<ref></ref>
A growing number of vaccine products initially prequalified for use in a 2-dose schedule can now be used in a single-dose schedule.<ref name=WHO4October2024 />

Cecolin (WHO prequalified HPV vaccine product, confirmed for use in a single-dose schedule), in the second edition of WHO's technical document on considerations for HPV vaccine product choice<ref name=WHO4October2024 />
Since the vaccine only covers some high-risk types of HPV, experts still recommend that women get regular Pap smear screening even after vaccination.<ref name ="National Cancer Institute HPV Q&A"/>
] (bivalent)<ref name=WHO4October2024 />

] (quadrivalent) and Gardasil 9 nonavalent vaccine)<ref name=WHO4October2024 />
HPV vaccination is approved for use in males in many areas. In addition to protecting their partners from cervical cancer, vaccination can protect males against anal cancer, and may prevent other HPV associated cancers. Gardasil can also protect males against genital warts. HPV vaccination has been recommended for males in the United States, where vaccine uptake among women has been low. Vaccination is also recommended in populations at higher risk for HPV associated cancers, such as men who have sex with men and those with compromised immune response.
Walrinvax (WHO prequalified with a two-dose schedule on 2 August 2024)<ref name=WHO4October2024 />
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==Medical uses== ==Medical uses==
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HPV vaccines are used to prevent ] and therefore in particular ].<ref name="WHO2022" /> Vaccinating females between the ages of nine to thirteen is typically recommended, with many countries also vaccinating males in that age range.<ref name="WHO2022" /> In the United States, the ] (CDC) recommends that all 11- to 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine, administered 6 to 12 months apart.<ref name="cdc-hpv-know">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2022 |title=HPV Vaccination: What Everyone Should Know |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/hpv/public/index.html |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=] |language=en-us |archive-date=13 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513094542/https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/hpv/public/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The vaccines require three doses for those ages 15 and above.<ref name="WHO2022" /> Gardasil is a three-dose (injection) vaccine. HPV vaccines are recommended in the United States for women and men who are 9–26 years of age and are also approved for those who are 27–45 years of age.<ref name="FDA 27-45" /><ref name=pmid31415491>{{cite journal | vauthors = Meites E, Szilagyi PG, Chesson HW, Unger ER, Romero JR, Markowitz LE | title = Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Adults: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices | journal = MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | volume = 68 | issue = 32 | pages = 698–702 | date = August 2019 | pmid = 31415491 | pmc = 6818701 | doi = 10.15585/mmwr.mm6832a3 | url = https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/pdfs/mm6832a3-H.pdf | access-date = 15 October 2019 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191013044039/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/pdfs/mm6832a3-H.pdf | archive-date = 13 October 2019 }}</ref>
Gardasil and Cervarix are preventative vaccines and do not treat HPV infection or cervical cancer. They are recommended for women who are 9 to 25 years old who have not been exposed to HPV. However, since it is unlikely that a woman will have already contracted all four viruses, and because HPV is primarily sexually transmitted, the U.S. ] has recommended vaccination for women up to 26 years of age.

HPV vaccination of a large percentage of people within a population has been shown to decrease rates of HPV infections, with part of the benefit from ].<ref name="WHO2022" /><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Drolet M, Bénard É, Pérez N, Brisson M | title = Population-level impact and herd effects following the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: updated systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = Lancet | volume = 394 | issue = 10197 | pages = 497–509 | date = August 2019 | pmid = 31255301 | pmc = 7316527 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30298-3 }}</ref> Since the vaccines only cover some high-risk types of HPV, ] is recommended even after vaccination.<ref name="WHO2022" /><ref name="National Cancer Institute HPV Q&A">{{cite web |url=http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/HPV-vaccine |title=Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines: Q & A |work=Fact Sheets: Risk Factors and Possible Causes |publisher=] (NCI) |date=22 October 2009 |access-date=18 July 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621065557/http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/HPV-vaccine |archive-date=21 June 2008}}</ref> In the US, the recommendation is for women to receive routine Pap smears beginning at age 21.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/cervical-cancer-screening2?ds=1&s=PAP |title=Cervical Cancer: Screening |website=] (USPSTF) |date=August 2018 |access-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185546/https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/cervical-cancer-screening2?ds=1&s=PAP |archive-date=7 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In Australia, the national screening program has changed from the two yearly cytology (pap smears) to being based on tests for HPV DNA,<ref name="Cox_2018">{{cite journal | vauthors = Cox B, Sneyd MJ | title = HPV screening, invasive cervical cancer and screening policy in Australia | journal = Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology | volume = 7 | issue = 6 | pages = 292–299 | date = 2018 | pmid = 31043298 | doi = 10.1016/j.jasc.2018.07.003 | s2cid = 58548623 }}</ref> based on work by ] and others.<ref name="Lew_2017">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lew JB, Simms KT, Smith MA, Hall M, Kang YJ, Xu XM, Caruana M, Velentzis LS, Bessell T, Saville M, Hammond I, Canfell K | title = Primary HPV testing versus cytology-based cervical screening in women in Australia vaccinated for HPV and unvaccinated: effectiveness and economic assessment for the National Cervical Screening Program | journal = The Lancet. Public Health | volume = 2 | issue = 2 | pages = e96–e107 | date = February 2017 | pmid = 29253402 | doi = 10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30007-5 | doi-access = free }}</ref> As of 2021, the World Health Organization recommends HPV DNA testing as the preferred screening method.<ref>{{cite web | title=WHO recommends DNA testing as a first-choice screening method for cervical cancer prevention | website=World Health Organization (WHO) | date=11 September 2021 | url=https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/11-09-2021-who-recommends-dna-testing-as-a-first-choice-screening-method-for-cervical-cancer-prevention | access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=WHO guideline for screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancer lesions for cervical cancer prevention | publisher=] (WHO) | date=6 July 2021 | url=https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240030824 | access-date=1 October 2024 | edition= 2nd | isbn=978-92-4-003082-4 }}</ref>
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===Efficacy===
The HPV vaccine has been shown to prevent ] from the high-risk HPV types 16 and 18 and provide some protection against a few closely related high-risk HPV types.<ref name="WHO2022" /><ref name=Arbyn2018>{{cite journal | vauthors = Arbyn M, Xu L, Simoens C, Martin-Hirsch PP | title = Prophylactic vaccination against human papillomaviruses to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = CD009069 | date = May 2018 | pmid = 29740819 | pmc = 4176676 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD009069.pub3 | id = CD009069 }}</ref> However, other high-risk HPV types are not affected by the vaccine.<ref name="Lancet" /> The protection against HPV 16 and 18 has lasted at least eight years after vaccination for Gardasil<ref name="De_Vincenzo">{{cite journal | vauthors = De Vincenzo R, Conte C, Ricci C, Scambia G, Capelli G | title = Long-term efficacy and safety of human papillomavirus vaccination | journal = International Journal of Women's Health | volume = 6 | pages = 999–1010 | date = 3 December 2014 | pmid = 25587221 | pmc = 4262378 | doi = 10.2147/IJWH.S50365 | doi-access = free }}</ref> and more than nine years for Cervarix.<ref name=De_Vincenzo /> It is thought that booster vaccines will not be necessary.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = | title = Committee opinion no. 467: human papillomavirus vaccination | journal = Obstetrics and Gynecology | volume = 116 | issue = 3 | pages = 800–803 | date = September 2010 | pmid = 20733476 | doi = 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f680c8 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

As of September 2024, 57 countries are implementing the single-dose schedule.<ref name=WHO4October2024/> A growing number of vaccine products initially prequalified for use in a 2-dose schedule can now be used in a single-dose schedule.<ref name=WHO4October2024 /> Before, it was unsure whether two doses of the vaccine may work as well as three doses.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Jit M, Brisson M, Laprise JF, Choi YH | title = Comparison of two dose and three dose human papillomavirus vaccine schedules: cost effectiveness analysis based on transmission model | journal = BMJ | volume = 350 | pages = g7584 | date = January 2015 | pmid = 25567037 | pmc = 4285892 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.g7584 }}</ref> The US ] (CDC) recommends two doses in those less than 15 years and three doses in those over 15 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/agenda-archive/agenda-2016-10.pdf |publisher=U.S. ] (CDC) |access-date=21 October 2016 |date=14 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021070110/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/agenda-archive/agenda-2016-10.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2016}}</ref> A single dose might be effective.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Sonawane K, Nyitray AG, Nemutlu GS, Swartz MD, Chhatwal J, Deshmukh AA | title = Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection by Number of Vaccine Doses Among US Women | journal = JAMA Network Open | volume = 2 | issue = 12 | pages = e1918571 | date = December 2019 | pmid = 31880792 | pmc = 6986697 | doi = 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18571 }}</ref><ref name="Zou 2023">{{cite journal | vauthors = Zou Z, Zhang L | title = The one-dose schedule opens the door to rapid scale-up of HPV vaccination | journal = BMC Medicine | volume = 21 | issue = 1 | pages = 387 | date = October 2023 | pmid = 37807059 | doi = 10.1186/s12916-023-03097-x | pmc = 10561457 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name="Markowitz 2023">{{cite journal | vauthors = Markowitz LE, Unger ER | title = Human Papillomavirus Vaccination | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 388 | issue = 19 | pages = 1790–1798 | date = May 2023 | pmid = 37163625 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMcp2108502 | pmc = 11567082 | s2cid = 264642213 }}</ref><ref name="WHO 2022">{{cite web |title=One-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/11-04-2022-one-dose-human-papillomavirus-(hpv)-vaccine-offers-solid-protection-against-cervical-cancer |website=www.who.int |language=en |access-date=31 October 2023 |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516014759/https://www.who.int/news/item/11-04-2022-one-dose-human-papillomavirus-(hpv)-vaccine-offers-solid-protection-against-cervical-cancer |url-status=live }}</ref>

A study with 9vHPV, a 9-valent HPV vaccine that protects against HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, came to the result that the rate of high-grade cervical, vulvar, or vaginal disease was the same as when using a quadrivalent HPV vaccine.<ref name="pmid25693011">{{cite journal | vauthors = Joura EA, Giuliano AR, Iversen OE, Bouchard C, Mao C, Mehlsen J, Moreira ED, Ngan Y, Petersen LK, Lazcano-Ponce E, Pitisuttithum P, Restrepo JA, Stuart G, Woelber L, Yang YC, Cuzick J, Garland SM, Huh W, Kjaer SK, Bautista OM, Chan IS, Chen J, Gesser R, Moeller E, Ritter M, Vuocolo S, Luxembourg A | title = A 9-valent HPV vaccine against infection and intraepithelial neoplasia in women | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 372 | issue = 8 | pages = 711–723 | date = February 2015 | pmid = 25693011 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa1405044 | doi-access = free }}</ref> A lack of a difference may have been caused by the study design of including women 16 to 26 years of age, who may largely already have been infected with the five additional HPV types that are additionally covered by the 9-valent vaccine.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Schuchat A | title = HPV "coverage" | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 372 | issue = 8 | pages = 775–776 | date = February 2015 | pmid = 25693018 | pmc = 6009818 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMe1415742 }}</ref>

Neither Cervarix nor Gardasil prevent other sexually transmitted infections, and they do not treat existing HPV infections or cervical cancer.<ref name=pmid_17380109>{{cite journal | vauthors = Markowitz LE, Dunne EF, Saraiya M, Lawson HW, Chesson H, Unger ER | title = Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) | journal = MMWR. Recommendations and Reports | volume = 56 | issue = RR-2 | pages = 1–24 | date = March 2007 | pmid = 17380109 | url = https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5602.pdf | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044909/http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5602.pdf | archive-date = 24 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name=CDC-HPV>{{cite web |publisher=U.S. ] (CDC) |url=https://www.cdc.gov/hpv/parents/vaccine.html |title=HPV Vaccines |date=15 October 2010 |access-date=27 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004003353/http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/parents/vaccine.html |archive-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>

====Gardasil====
When Gardasil was first introduced, it was recommended as a prevention for cervical cancer for women 25 years old or younger.<ref name=pmid31415491 /> Evidence suggests that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer for women up to 45 years of age.<ref name="FDA 27-45">{{cite press release |title=FDA approves expanded use of Gardasil 9 to include individuals 27 through 45 years old |website=U.S. ] (FDA) |date=5 October 2018 |url=https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-expanded-use-gardasil-9-include-individuals-27-through-45-years-old |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014194303/https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-expanded-use-gardasil-9-include-individuals-27-through-45-years-old |archive-date=14 October 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>
] protect against HPV types 6 and 11 which can cause ]s, with the quadrivalent and nonavalent vaccines providing virtually complete protection.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/><ref name="Gardasil FDA label" /><ref name="Gardasil 9 FDA label" /><ref name="WHO2022" />

====Adenocarcinoma====

HPV types 16, 18, and 45 contribute to 94% of cervical ] (cancers originating in the glandular cells of the cervix).<ref name=Tay /> While most cervical cancer arises in the squamous cells, adenocarcinomas make up a sizable minority of cancers.<ref name=Tay /> Further, ] are not as effective at detecting ], so where Pap screening programs are in place, a larger proportion of the remaining cancers are adenocarcinomas.<ref name=Tay /> Trials suggest that HPV vaccines may also reduce the incidence of adenocarcinoma.<ref name=Tay />


===Males=== ===Males===
As of 2022, 47 countries (24% of WHO member states) have introduced HPV vaccine in their national immunization programme for boys.<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=654}} For instance, it is the case in Switzerland, Portugal, Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States.<ref name="FDA2018">{{cite web |title=FDA approves expanded use of Gardasil 9 to include individuals 27 through 45 years old |url=https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-expanded-use-gardasil-9-include-individuals-27-through-45-years-old |publisher=U.S. ] (FDA) |access-date=9 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014194303/https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-expanded-use-gardasil-9-include-individuals-27-through-45-years-old |archive-date=14 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CanadaHPV">{{cite web |title=Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Prevention and HPV Vaccines: Questions and Answers |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/infectious-diseases/sexual-health-sexually-transmitted-infections/hpv-prevention-vaccines-questions-answers.html#a3 |publisher=Public Health Agency of Canada |access-date=9 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926001324/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/infectious-diseases/sexual-health-sexually-transmitted-infections/hpv-prevention-vaccines-questions-answers.html#a3 |archive-date=26 September 2019 |url-status=live |date=18 June 2007}}</ref>
HPV vaccines are approved for males in several countries, including Australia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.


In males also, ] protect against HPV types 6 and 11 which can cause ]s, with the quadrivalent and nonavalent vaccines providing virtually complete protection.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/><ref name="Gardasil FDA label" /><ref name="Gardasil 9 FDA label" /><ref name="WHO2022" /> They reduce their risk of ] lesions caused by HPV. This reduction in precancerous lesions is predicted to reduce the rates of penile and anal cancer in men. Gardasil has been shown to also be effective in preventing high-risk HPV types 16 and 18 in males.<ref name=FDA-male-aprove>{{cite press release |url=https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm187003.htm |title=FDA Approves New Indication for Gardasil to Prevent Genital Warts in Men and Boys |publisher=U.S. ] (FDA) |access-date=30 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024164856/https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm187003.htm |archive-date=24 October 2009}}</ref><ref name=pmid_20508594>{{cite journal | title = FDA licensure of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV4, Gardasil) for use in males and guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) | journal = MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | volume = 59 | issue = 20 | pages = 630–632 | date = May 2010 | pmid = 20508594 | url = https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5920.pdf | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044945/http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5920.pdf | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | author1 = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chow EP, Carter A, Vickers T, Fairley CK, McNulty A, Guy RJ, Regan DG, Grulich AE, Callander D, Khawar L, Machalek DA, Donovan B | title = Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme: an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004-18 | journal = The Lancet. Infectious Diseases | volume = 21 | issue = 12 | pages = 1747–1756 | date = December 2021 | pmid = 34339639 | doi = 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00071-2 | hdl = 1959.4/unsworks_81211 | s2cid = 236884872 | url = https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/43a94475-416d-4eb3-99ee-9b6a24460197/download }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chow EP, Read TR, Wigan R, Donovan B, Chen MY, Bradshaw CS, Fairley CK | title = Ongoing decline in genital warts among young heterosexuals 7 years after the Australian human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme | journal = Sexually Transmitted Infections | volume = 91 | issue = 3 | pages = 214–219 | date = May 2015 | pmid = 25305210 | doi = 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051813 | s2cid = 24549759 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chow EP, Tabrizi SN, Fairley CK, Wigan R, Machalek DA, Garland SM, Cornall AM, Atchison S, Hocking JS, Bradshaw CS, Balgovind P, Murray GL, Chen MY | title = Prevalence of human papillomavirus in young men who have sex with men after the implementation of gender-neutral HPV vaccination: a repeated cross-sectional study | journal = The Lancet. Infectious Diseases | volume = 21 | issue = 10 | pages = 1448–1457 | date = October 2021 | pmid = 34043963 | doi = 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30687-3 | s2cid = 235230838 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chow EP, Machalek DA, Tabrizi SN, Danielewski JA, Fehler G, Bradshaw CS, Garland SM, Chen MY, Fairley CK | title = Quadrivalent vaccine-targeted human papillomavirus genotypes in heterosexual men after the Australian female human papillomavirus vaccination programme: a retrospective observational study | journal = The Lancet. Infectious Diseases | volume = 17 | issue = 1 | pages = 68–77 | date = January 2017 | pmid = 27282422 | doi = 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30116-5 }}</ref> While Gardasil and the Gardasil 9 vaccines have been approved for males, a third HPV vaccine, ], has not. Unlike the Gardasil-based vaccines, Cervarix does not protect against genital warts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaccine Information Statement |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hpv-cervarix.html |website=U.S. ] (CDC) |access-date=20 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121014704/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hpv-cervarix.html |archive-date=21 November 2015}}</ref>
Gardasil has been shown to also be effective in preventing genital warts in males.<ref name="Bloomberg">Cortez, Michelle Fay and Pettypiece, Shannon. ''Bloomberg News''. (Bloomberg.com) 13 November 2008.</ref><ref name=FDA-male-aprove>{{cite press release|url=http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm187003.htm | title = FDA Approves New Indication for Gardasil to Prevent Genital Warts in Men and Boys | publisher=] (FDA) | accessdate = 2009-10-30 }}</ref><ref name=pmid_20508594>{{cite pmid|20508594}}</ref> On 9 September 2009, an advisory panel recommended that the ] (FDA) licence Gardasil in the United States for boys and men ages 9–26 for the prevention of genital warts.<ref>
{{cite journal
|author=Castle PE, Scarinci I
|title=Should HPV vaccine be given to men?
|journal=BMJ
|year=2009
|volume=339
|issue=7726
|pages = 872–3
|doi=10.1136/bmj.b4127
|pmid=19815585
}}</ref> Soon after that the vaccine has been approved by ] (FDA) for use in males aged 9 to 26 for prevention of genital warts<ref name="Bloomberg"/><ref name=FDA-male-aprove /><ref name=pmid_20508594/> and anal cancer.<ref name=FDA-anal-ca>{{cite news| title=FDA: Gardasil approved to prevent anal cancer |url=http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm237941.htm | year = 2010 |accessdate=1-5-2011 }}</ref>


Since penile and anal cancers are much less common than cervical cancer, HPV vaccination of young men is likely to be much less cost-effective than for young women.<ref name=NYTIMES0808>{{cite news | vauthors = Rosenthal E |work=] |date=19 August 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/health/policy/20vaccine.html |title=Drug Makers' Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines' Fast Rise |access-date=20 August 2008 |quote=Said Dr. Raffle, the British cervical cancer specialist: 'Oh, dear. If we give it to boys, then all pretense of scientific worth and cost analysis goes out the window.' |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409005806/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/health/policy/20vaccine.html |archive-date=9 April 2009 }}</ref>
On October 25, 2011, an advisory panel for the ] voted to recommend that the vaccine be given to boys ages 11–12. The panel's recommendation is intended to prevent genital warts and anal cancers in males, and possibly prevent head and neck cancer (though the vaccine's effectiveness against head and neck cancers has not yet been proven.)<ref>{{cite web|last=Rettner|first=Rachael|title=Boys Should Get HPV Vaccine Too, CDC Says|url=http://www.livescience.com/16707-hpv-vaccine-boys-cdc-recommendations.html|publisher=]|accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref> The Committee also made the vaccination recommendation for males 13 to 21 years who have not been vaccinated previously or who have not completed the three-dose series.<ref name=FDA-male-aprove /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20111026/LIVEWELL01/710269893/1161 |title=CDC panel recommends HPV vaccine for boys, too |date=October 26, 2011}}</ref>


Gardasil is also used among ] (MSM), who are at higher risk for genital warts, penile cancer, and anal cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/archive/cancernews/2007-02-23-gay-men-seeking-hpv-vaccine |work=] |title=Gay men seeking HPV vaccine |date=23 February 2007 |access-date=30 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324231910/http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/archive/cancernews/2007-02-23-gay-men-seeking-hpv-vaccine |archive-date=24 March 2010}}</ref>
In males, Gardasil may reduce their risk of genital warts and ] lesions caused by HPV.<ref name="Bloomberg"/> This reduction in precancerous lesions might be predicted to reduce the rates of ] and ] in men.<ref name="Bloomberg"/> Since penile and anal cancers are much less common than cervical cancer, HPV vaccination of young men is likely to be much less cost-effective than for young women.<ref name=NYTIMES0808>{{cite news |first=Elisabeth |last=Rosenthal |work=] |date=2008-08-19 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/health/policy/20vaccine.html |title=Drug Makers' Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines' Fast Rise| accessdate=2008-08-20 |quote = Said Dr. Raffle, the British cervical cancer specialist: "Oh, dear. If we give it to boys, then all pretense of scientific worth and cost analysis goes out the window."}}</ref>


====Recommendations by national bodies====
From a public health point of view, vaccinating men as well as women decreases the virus pool within the population, but is only cost-effective if the uptake in the female population is extremely low.<ref name="Kim2009">
=====Australia=====
{{Cite journal
Australia introduced HPV vaccination for boys in 2013.<ref>{{Citation |title=Karen Canfell: The road to cervical cancer elimination | date=25 March 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpcofhdIIE |language=en |access-date=14 April 2022 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217005308/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpcofhdIIE&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| volume = 339
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| last2 = Goldie | first2 = S. J.
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| pmid = 19815582
| pmc = 2759438
}}</ref> In the United States, the cost per ] is greater than $100,000 for vaccinating the male population, compared to the less than $50,000 for vaccinating the female population.<ref name="Kim2009" /> This assumes a 75% vaccination rate. In early 2013 the two companies who sell the most common vaccines announced a price cut to less than $5 per dose to poor countries, as opposed to $130 per dose in the US which funded the development of the vaccines through taxpayer funds.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/health/prices-cut-for-hpv-cervical-cancer-vaccines-for-neediest.html?_r=0
|work=]
|title=Cancer Vaccines Get a Price Cut in Poor Nations
|date=5 May 2013
|accessdate=23 November 2013
}}</ref>


===== Ireland =====
As with females, the vaccine should be administered before infection with the HPV types covered by the vaccine occurs. Vaccination before adolescence therefore makes it more likely that the recipient has not been exposed to HPV.
Ireland introduced HPV vaccination for boys aged 13 as part of their National Immunization Plan in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |vauthors=Ní Aodha G |date=11 August 2019 |title=Explainer: The HPV vaccine is free for boys from next month - here's why that's important |language=en |work=thejournal.ie |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/hpv-vaccine-for-boys-immunity-4757706-Aug2019/ |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-date=5 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105102626/https://www.thejournal.ie/hpv-vaccine-for-boys-immunity-4757706-Aug2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


===== UK =====
Gardasil is in particular demand among ], who are at higher risk for genital warts, penile cancer, and anal cancer.<ref>
UK introduced HPV vaccination for boys aged 12 as part of their National Immunization Plan in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2019 |title=What is the HPV vaccine for boys and are there any side effects? |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/hpv-vaccine-boys-side-effects-virus-symptoms-a4225181.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235957/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/hpv-vaccine-boys-side-effects-virus-symptoms-a4225181.html |archive-date=7 November 2020 |access-date=6 January 2021 |work=Evening Standard |language=en |vauthors=Herbert T}}</ref>
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|url=http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/archive/cancernews/2007-02-23-gay-men-seeking-hpv-vaccine
|work=]
|title=Gay men seeking HPV vaccine
|date=23 February 2007
|accessdate=30 October 2009
}}</ref>


===== Portugal =====
]'s support for vaccinating boys (so that they will be protected and thereby women) was joined by professors Harald Moi and Ole-Erik Iversen in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gi guttene jentevaksine|newspaper=]|date=2011-12-17|author=Moi, Harald|author2=Iversen, Ole-Erik|page=32|language=Norwegian|quote=Zur Haussen, som fikk Nobelprisen i 2009 for sin HPV-forskning, har lenge argumentert for vaksinasjon av gutter, både som egen beskyttelse og beskyttelse av kvinner.}}</ref>
Portugal introduced universal HPV vaccination for boys aged 10 years and above as part of its National Immunization Plan in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dn.pt/vida-e-futuro/vacinas-meningite-b-e-hpv-para-rapazes-passam-a-ser-obrigatorias-em-2020-11655276.html |title=Vacinas: Meningite B e HPV para rapazes passam a ser gratuitas em 2020 - DN |website=www.dn.pt |date=27 December 2019 |language=pt |access-date=30 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130150553/https://www.dn.pt/vida-e-futuro/vacinas-meningite-b-e-hpv-para-rapazes-passam-a-ser-obrigatorias-em-2020-11655276.html |archive-date=30 January 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>


===Older women=== =====United States=====
When Gardasil was first introduced, it was recommended as a prevention for cervical cancer for women that were 25 years old or younger. New evidence suggests that all Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer for women up to 45 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yourcancertoday.com/news/HPV-update.html|title=HPV Vaccine Update |publisher=]|date=2007-12-11}}</ref>


On 9 September 2009, an advisory panel recommended that the ] (FDA) of the USA license Gardasil in the United States for boys and men ages 9–26 for the prevention of genital warts.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Castle PE, Scarinci I | title = Should HPV vaccine be given to men? | journal = BMJ | volume = 339 | issue = 7726 | pages = b4127 | date = October 2009 | pmid = 19815585 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.b4127 | s2cid = 1922594 }}</ref> Soon after that, the vaccine was approved by the FDA for use in males aged 9 to 26 for prevention of genital warts<ref name="FDA-male-aprove" /><ref name="pmid_20508594" /> and ].<ref name="FDA-anal-ca">{{cite press release |title=FDA: Gardasil approved to prevent anal cancer |url=https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm237941.htm |year=2010 |publisher=U.S. ] (FDA) |access-date=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218134237/https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm237941.htm |archive-date=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gardasil |website=U.S. ] (FDA) |date=25 April 2019 |url=https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/gardasil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015074733/https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/gardasil |archive-date=15 October 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=15 October 2019 |id=STN 125126}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gardasil 9 |website=U.S. ] (FDA) |date=25 April 2019 |url=https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/gardasil-9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015075027/https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/gardasil-9 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 October 2019 |id=STN 125508}}</ref>
In November 2007, Merck presented new data on Gardasil. In an investigational study, Gardasil reduced incidence of HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18-related persistent infection and disease in women through age 45. The study evaluated women who had not contracted at least one of the HPV types targeted by the vaccine by the end of the three-dose vaccination series. Merck planned to submit this data before the end of 2007 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and to seek an indication for Gardasil for women through age 45.<ref>5 November 2007, . Retrieved through web archive on February 23, 2009</ref>


In 2011, an advisory panel for the US ] (CDC) recommended the vaccine for boys ages 11–12.<ref name=pmid31415491 /> This was intended to prevent genital warts and anal cancers in males, and possibly prevent head and neck cancer (though the vaccine's effectiveness against head and neck cancers has not yet been proven).<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Rettner R |title=Boys Should Get HPV Vaccine Too, CDC Says |date=25 October 2011 |url=http://www.livescience.com/16707-hpv-vaccine-boys-cdc-recommendations.html |publisher=] |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703220809/http://www.livescience.com/16707-hpv-vaccine-boys-cdc-recommendations.html |archive-date=3 July 2012 }}</ref> The committee also made the vaccination recommendation for males 13 to 21 years who have not been vaccinated previously or who have not completed the three-dose series.<ref name=FDA-male-aprove /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20111026/LIVEWELL01/710269893/1161 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905083115/http://www.omaha.com/article/20111026/LIVEWELL01/710269893/1161 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2012 |title=CDC panel recommends HPV vaccine for boys, too |date=26 October 2011}}</ref> For those under the age of 27 who have not been fully vaccinated the CDC recommends vaccination.<ref name=pmid31415491 />
===Efficacy===
Both Gardasil<ref name="National Cancer Institute HPV Q&A">
{{cite web
| url=http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/HPV-vaccine
| title=Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines: Q & A
| work=Fact Sheets: Risk Factors and Possible Causes
| publisher=] (NCI)
| date=2009-10-22
| accessdate = 2008-07-18
}}</ref> and Cervarix<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.iavireport.org/Issues/Issue9-5/vaccines.asp | title=Cervical cancer vaccines| author=Kresge, Kristen Jill| publisher=]| accessdate=2006-08-28|month=January | year=2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080108050450/http://www.iavireport.org/Issues/Issue9-5/vaccines.asp |archivedate = 2008-01-08
}}</ref> have been shown to prevent cervical dysplasia from the high-risk HPV types 16 and 18 and some protection against a few closely related high-risk HPV types.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gsk.com/ControllerServlet?appId=4&pageId=402&newsid=847 | title=New data show Cervarix, GSK'S HPV 16/18 cervical cancer candidate vaccine, is highly immunogenic and well tolerated in women over 25 years of age |publisher=GlaxoSmithKline |date=2006-06-05|accessdate=2007-01-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927173226/http://www.gsk.com/ControllerServlet?appId=4&pageId=402&newsid=847 |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}</ref> However, there are other high-risk HPV types that are not affected by the vaccines.<ref name="Lancet" /> The protection against HPV 16 and 18 has lasted 5 years after vaccination for Gardasil<ref name=pmid_17380109/> and more than 6 years for Cervarix.<ref name=pmid_17380109/><ref>{{cite pmid|20024678}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Harper D, Gall S, Naud P, Quint W, Dubin G, Jenkins D, et al.|title=Sustained immunogenicity and high efficacy against HPV 16/18 related cervical neoplasia: Long-term follow up through 6.4 years in women vaccinated with Cervarix (GSK's HPV-16/18 AS04 candidate vaccine). | journal=Gynecol Oncol|year=2008|volume=109|pages = 158–9|doi=10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.02.017
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.vaccinerx.com/news/cervical-cancer/cervarix-adjuvant-system-effective-for-5--years-20070418-201-26.html| title=Cervarix Adjuvant System Effective for 5 + Years| publisher=Vaccine Rx| accessdate=2007-04-19| date=April 18, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070928025052/http://www.vaccinerx.com/news/cervical-cancer/cervarix-adjuvant-system-effective-for-5--years-20070418-201-26.html |archivedate = September 28, 2007}}</ref> It is thought that booster vaccines will not be necessary.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Committee opinion no. 467: human papillomavirus vaccination |journal=Obstet Gynecol |volume=116 |issue=3 |pages=800–3 |year=2010 |month=September|pmid=20733476 |doi=10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f680c8}}</ref>


Also in 2011, ]'s support for vaccinating boys (so that they will be protected, and thereby so will women) was joined by professors Harald Moi and Ole-Erik Iversen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gi guttene jentevaksine |newspaper=] |date=17 December 2011 | vauthors = Moi H, Iversen OE |page=32 |language=no |quote=Zur Haussen, som fikk Nobelprisen i 2009 for sin HPV-forskning, har lenge argumentert for vaksinasjon av gutter, både som egen beskyttelse og beskyttelse av kvinner.}}</ref>
Gardasil also protects against low-risk HPV types 6 and 11, which do not cause cancer, but do cause genital warts.


In 2018, the US ] (FDA) released a summary basis for regulatory action and approval for expansion of usage and indication for Gardasil 9, the 9-valent HPV vaccine, to include men and women 27 to 45 years of age.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/media/117054/download |title=Summary Basis for Regulatory Action | vauthors = Montague L |date=5 October 2018 |website=U.S. ] (FDA) |archive-date=14 December 2019 |format=PDF |access-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214034407/https://www.fda.gov/media/117054/download |url-status=live}}</ref>
A recent analysis of data from a clinical trial of Cervarix found that this vaccine is just as effective at protecting women against persistent HPV 16 and 18 infection in the anus as it is at protecting them from these infections in the cervix. Overall, about 30 percent of cervical cancers will not be prevented by these vaccines. Also, in the case of Gardasil, 10 percent of genital warts will not be prevented by the vaccine. Neither vaccine prevents other sexually transmitted diseases, nor do they treat HPV infection or cervical cancer.<ref name=pmid_17380109/><ref name=CDC-HPV/>


===Public health===
HPV types 16, 18 and 45 contribute to 94% of cervical ] (cancers originating in the glandular cells of the cervix).<ref name=Tay /> While most cervical cancer arises in the squamous cells, adenocarcinomas make up a sizable minority of cancers.<ref name=Tay /> Further, Pap smears are not as effective at detecting adenocarcinomas, so where Pap screening programs are in place, a larger proportion of the remaining cancers are adenocarcinomas.<ref name=Tay /> Trials suggest that HPV vaccines may also reduce the incidence of adenocarcinoma.<ref name=Tay />
====World Health Organization (WHO)====
The HPV vaccine is on the ].<ref name="WHO23rd">{{cite book | vauthors = ((World Health Organization)) | title = The selection and use of essential medicines 2023: web annex A: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 23rd list (2023) | year = 2023 | hdl = 10665/371090 | author-link = World Health Organization | publisher = World Health Organization | location = Geneva | id = WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2023.02 | hdl-access=free }}</ref> The WHO recommends HPV vaccines as part of routine vaccinations in all countries, along with other prevention measures.<ref name="WHO2022" /> The WHO's priority purpose of HPV immunization is the prevention of cervical cancer, which accounts for 82% of all HPV-related cancers and more than 95% of which are caused by HPV.<ref name="WHO2022" /><ref name=WHO4October2024 /> The WHO has a global strategy for cervical cancer elimination.<ref name=WHO4October2024 /> Its first pillar is having 90% of girls fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by 15 years of age.<ref name=WHO4October2024 /> The WHO-recommended primary target population for HPV vaccination is girls aged 9–14 years before they become sexually active.<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=669}} Females aged ≥15 years, boys, older males or MSM are secondary target populations.<ref name="WHO2022" /> ] is still required following vaccination.<ref name="WHO2022" />


====Global====
==Contraindications and precautions==
=====Cervical cancer=====
While the use of HPV vaccines can help reduce cervical cancer deaths by two thirds around the world,<ref>{{cite web|title=Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines|url=http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Prevention/HPV-vaccine}}</ref> not everyone is eligible for vaccination. There are some patient factors that exclude people from receiving Gardasil or Cervarix. There factors include:<ref name="fact sheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-vaccine-hcp.htm|title=HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians - Fact Sheet|publisher=CDC}}</ref>


<blockquote>The large majority of cervical cancer cases in 2020 (88%) occurred in LMICs, where they account for 17% of all cancers in women, compared with only 2% in high-income countries (HICs). In sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the highest rates of young WLWH, approximately 20% of cervical cancer cases occur in WLWH . HPV infection is more likely to persist and to progress to cancer in WLWH.33 Mortality rates vary
*Patients with history of immediate hypersensitivity to vaccine components. Patients with a hypersensitivity to yeast should not receive Gardasil since yeast is used in its production.
50-fold between countries, ranging from <2 per 100 000 women in some HICs to >40 per 100 000 in some countries of sub-Saharan Africa.</blockquote><ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=650}}


Of the 20 hardest hit countries by cervical cancer, 19 are in Africa.<ref name=WHO4October2024 />
*Patients with moderate or severe ]es. This does not completely exclude patients from vaccination, it just postpones the time of vaccination until the illness has improved.<ref name="recommendations">{{cite web|url=http://pcph.pocahontascoia.us/pdfdocs/HPV_Vaccine.pdf|title=Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Recommendations|publisher=FDA}}</ref>


The US ] states "Widespread vaccination has the potential to reduce cervical cancer deaths around the world by as much as two-thirds if all women were to take the vaccine and if protection turns out to be long-term. In addition, the vaccines can reduce the need for medical care, biopsies, and invasive procedures associated with the follow-up from abnormal Pap tests, thus helping to reduce health care costs and anxieties related to abnormal Pap tests and follow-up procedures."<ref name="National Cancer Institute HPV Q&A"/>
===During pregnancy===
In the Gardasil clinical trials, 1,115 pregnant women received the HPV vaccine. Overall, the proportions of pregnancies with an adverse outcome were comparable in subjects who received Gardasil and subjects who received placebo.<ref name="Merck_Pregnancy"></ref> However, the clinical trials had a relatively small sample size. Currently the vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women.<ref name="Merck_Pregnancy" /><ref>{{cite web | publisher = ] (CDC) | url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/should-not-vacc.htm#hpv | title=Who Should NOT Get Vaccinated with these Vaccines? | date=2010-6-10 | accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref> The long-term effects of the vaccine on fertility are not known, but no effects are anticipated.


In 2004, preventive vaccines already protected against the two HPV types (16 and 18) that cause about 70% of cervical cancers worldwide.<ref name=Munoz2004 /> Because of the distribution of HPV types associated with cervical cancer, the vaccines were likely to be most effective in Asia, Europe, and North America.<ref name=Munoz2004 /> Some other high-risk types cause a larger percentage of cancers in other parts of the world.<ref name=Munoz2004 /> Vaccines that protect against more of the types common in cancers would prevent more cancers, and be less subject to regional variation.<ref name=Munoz2004 /> For instance, a vaccine against the seven types most common in cervical cancers (16, 18, 45, 31, 33, 52, 58) would prevent an estimated 87% of cervical cancers worldwide.<ref name=Munoz2004 />
The FDA has classified the HPV vaccine as a pregnancy Category B, meaning there is no apparent harm on the fetus in animal studies. HPV vaccines have not been causally related with adverse pregnancy outcomes or adverse effects on the fetus. However, data on vaccination during pregnancy is very limited and vaccination during the pregnancy term should be delayed until more information is available. If a woman is found to be pregnant during the three dose series of vaccination, the series will be postponed until pregnancy has been completed. While there is no indication for intervention for vaccine dosages administered during pregnancy, patients and health-care providers are encouraged to report exposure to vaccines to the appropriate HPV vaccine pregnancy registry.<ref name="fact sheet"/><ref name="recommendations"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hpv.emedtv.com/hpv-vaccine/hpv-vaccine-and-pregnancy.html|title=HPV Vaccine and Pregnancy|publisher=eMedTV}}</ref>


In 2008, only 41% of women with cervical cancer in the developing world got medical treatment.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wittet S, Tsu V | title = Cervical cancer prevention and the Millennium Development Goals | journal = Bulletin of the World Health Organization | volume = 86 | issue = 6 | pages = 488–490 | date = June 2008 | pmid = 18568279 | pmc = 2647477 | doi = 10.2471/BLT.07.050450 | doi-broken-date = 11 November 2024 }}</ref> Therefore, prevention of HPV by vaccination may be a more effective way of lowering the disease burden in developing countries than cervical screening. The ] sees the developing world as most likely to benefit from HPV vaccination.<ref name="ESGO Statement on Cervical Cancer Vaccination">{{cite web |url=http://www.esgo.org/About_ESGO/Documents/Statement_HPV.pdf |title=ESGO Statement on Cervical Cancer Vaccination |publisher=ESGO |year=2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726035137/http://www.esgo.org/About_ESGO/Documents/Statement_HPV.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> However, individuals in many resource-limited nations, Kenya for example, are unable to afford the vaccine.<ref name="Cervarix Marketing in Kenya">{{cite web |url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81239.php |work=Medical News Today |title=Cervarix Marketing in Kenya |access-date=17 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103231515/http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81239.php |archive-date=3 January 2009}}</ref>
===Safety===
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In more developed countries, populations that do not receive adequate medical care, such as the poor or minorities in the United States or parts of Europe also have less access to cervical screening and appropriate treatment, and are similarly more likely to benefit.<ref name=Tay>|{{cite journal | vauthors = Tay SK | title = Cervical cancer in the human papillomavirus vaccination era | journal = Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology | volume = 24 | issue = 1 | pages = 3–7 | date = February 2012 | pmid = 22123221 | doi = 10.1097/GCO.0b013e32834daed9 | s2cid = 23213383 }}</ref> In 2009, Dr. ], a researcher for the HPV vaccines, questioned whether the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks in countries where Pap smear screening is common.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gardasil Researcher Speaks Out |vauthors=Attkisson S |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gardasil-researcher-speaks-out/ |work=CBS News |date=19 August 2009 |access-date=3 March 2022 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303215612/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gardasil-researcher-speaks-out/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She has also encouraged women to continue pap screening after they are vaccinated and to be aware of potential adverse effects.<ref>{{cite news |title=An Interview with Dr. Diane M. Harper, HPV Expert | vauthors = Yerman MG |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-g-yerman/an-interview-with-dr-dian_b_405472.html |newspaper=Huffington Post |date=28 December 2009 |access-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813024347/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-g-yerman/an-interview-with-dr-dian_b_405472.html |archive-date=13 August 2013}}</ref>
HPV vaccines are approved for use in over 100 countries, with more than 100 million doses distributed worldwide. Extensive clinical trial and post-marketing safety surveillance data indicate that both Gardasil and Cervarix are well tolerated and safe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncirs.edu.au/immunisation/fact-sheets/hpv-human-papillomavirus-fact-sheet.pdf |format=PDF |title=Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for Australians |date=March 2013 |publisher=National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Factsheet}}</ref>


=====United States=====
A ] of approximately 1 million girls found no evidence supporting associations between exposure to quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine and autoimmune, neurological, and venous thromboembolic adverse events.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1136/bmj.f5906}}</ref>


In 2012, according to the CDC, the use of the HPV vaccine had cut rates of infection with HPV-6, -11, -16, and -18 in half in American teenagers (from 11.5% to 4.3%) and by one-third in American women in their early twenties (from 18.5% to 12.1%).<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web | vauthors = Haelle T |author-link=Tara Haelle |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2016/02/23/hpv-infection-rates-plummet-in-young-women-due-to-vaccine/ |title=HPV Infection Rates Plummet In Young Women Due To Vaccine |work=Forbes |date=23 February 2016 |access-date=23 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226093032/http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2016/02/23/hpv-infection-rates-plummet-in-young-women-due-to-vaccine/ |archive-date=26 February 2016 }}</ref>
Gardasil is a 3-dose (injection) vaccine. {{As of|2013|09|08}} there have been more than 111 million doses distributed in the United States, though it is unknown how many have been administered.<ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130509005227/en/GARDASIL%C2%AE-Human-Papillomavirus-Quadrivalent-Types-6-11
| title= GARDASIL®, Merck’s HPV Vaccine, Available to Developing Countries through UNICEF Tender
| publisher=BusinessWire
| date=May 9, 2013
| accessdate=September 8, 2013
}}</ref> There have been 390,800 ] (VAERS) reports following the vaccination.<ref name ="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System" /> Ninety-one percent were reports of events considered to be non-serious (e.g., fainting, pain and swelling at the injection site (arm), headache, nausea and fever), and 9 percent were considered to be serious (death, permanent disability, life-threatening illness and hospitalization). There is no proven causal link between the vaccine and serious adverse effects; VAERS reports include any effects whether coincidental or causal. The CDC states: "When evaluating data from VAERS, it is important to note that for any reported event, no cause-and-effect relationship has been established. VAERS receives reports on all potential associations between vaccines and adverse events."<ref name ="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System">
{{cite web
| url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/HPV/gardasil.html
| title=Reports of Health Concerns Following HPV Vaccination
| publisher=] (CDC)
| work=Vaccine Safety
| date=November 5, 2009
| accessdate=September 8, 2013
}}</ref>


== Side effects ==
{{As of|2009|9|1}}, there have been 44 U.S. reports of death in females after receiving the vaccine.<ref name ="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System" /> None of the 27 confirmed deaths of women and girls who had taken the vaccine were linked to the vaccine.<ref name ="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System" /> There is no evidence suggesting that Gardasil causes or raises the risk of ]. Additionally, there have been rare reports of blood clots forming in the heart, lungs and legs.<ref name="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System"/>


HPV vaccines are safe and well tolerated and can be used in persons who are immunocompromised or HIV-infected.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=((World Health Organization))|title=Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper (2022 update)|journal=]|volume=97|issue=50|page=671|date=December 2022 |hdl=10665/365351|author-link = World Health Organization|hdl-access=free}}</ref> Pain at the site of injection occurs in between 35% and 88% of people<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=664}} Redness and swelling at the site and ] may also occur.<ref name="WHO2022" /> No link to ] has been found.<ref name="WHO2022" /> There is no increased risk of serious adverse effects.<ref name=Arbyn2018/> Extensive clinical trial and post-marketing safety surveillance data indicate that both Gardasil and Cervarix are well tolerated and safe.<ref name="Arbyn2018" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncirs.edu.au/immunisation/fact-sheets/hpv-human-papillomavirus-fact-sheet.pdf |title=Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for Australians |date=March 2013 |publisher=National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Factsheet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420211055/http://ncirs.edu.au/immunisation/fact-sheets/hpv-human-papillomavirus-fact-sheet.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> When comparing the HPV vaccine to a placebo (control) vaccine taken by women, there is no difference in the risk of severe adverse events.<ref name="Arbyn2018" />
{{As of|2013|09|08}} the CDC continues to recommend Gardasil vaccination for the prevention of four types of HPV.<ref name="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System"/> ], the manufacturer of Gardasil, has committed to ongoing research assessing the vaccine's safety.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaccines/hpv/hpvarchived.html
| author=Information from FDA and CDC on Gardasil and its Safety
| publisher=] (CDC)
| date=2008-07-22
| accessdate=2013-09-08
}}</ref>


=== United States ===
According to the Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA, the rate of adverse side effects related to Gardasil immunization in the safety review were consistent with what has been seen in the safety studies carried out before the vaccine was approved and were similar to those seen with other vaccines. However, a higher proportion of ] (fainting) were seen with Gardasil than are usually seen with other vaccines. The FDA and CDC have reminded health care providers that, to prevent falls and injuries, all vaccine recipients should remain seated or lying down and be closely observed for 15 minutes after vaccination.<ref name=CDC-HPV/>
{{As of|2013|09|08}}, there were more than 57 million doses of Gardasil vaccine distributed in the United States, though it is unknown how many were administered.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130509005227/en/GARDASIL%C2%AE-Human-Papillomavirus-Quadrivalent-Types-6-11 |title=GARDASIL®, Merck's HPV Vaccine, Available to Developing Countries through UNICEF Tender |publisher=BusinessWire |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=8 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218143718/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130509005227/en/GARDASIL%C2%AE-Human-Papillomavirus-Quadrivalent-Types-6-11 |archive-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> There have been 22,000 ] (VAERS) reports following the vaccination.<ref name="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System" /> 92% were reports of events considered to be non-serious (e.g., fainting, pain, and swelling at the injection site (arm), headache, nausea, and fever), and the rest were considered to be serious (death, permanent disability, life-threatening illness, and hospitalization). However, VAERS reports include any reported effects whether coincidental or causal. In response to concerns regarding the rates of adverse events associated with the vaccine, the CDC stated: "When evaluating data from VAERS, it is important to note that for any reported event, no cause-and-effect relationship has been established. VAERS receives reports on all potential associations between vaccines and adverse events."<ref name="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System">{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/HPV/gardasil.html |title=Reports of Health Concerns Following HPV Vaccination |publisher=U.S. ] (CDC) |date=5 November 2009 |access-date=8 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917105741/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/HPV/gardasil.html |archive-date=17 September 2013}}</ref>


{{As of|2009|9|1}}, in the US there were 44 reports of death in females after receiving the vaccine.<ref name="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System" /> None of the 27 confirmed deaths of women and girls who had taken the vaccine were linked to the vaccine.<ref name="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System" /> There is no evidence suggesting that Gardasil causes or raises the risk of ]. Additionally, there have been rare reports of blood clots forming in the heart, lungs, and legs.<ref name="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System"/> A 2015 review conducted by the ]'s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee concluded that evidence does not support the idea that HPV vaccination causes ] or ].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Press_release/2015/11/WC500196352.pdf |title=Review concludes evidence does not support that HPV vaccines cause CRPS or POTS |publisher=] (EMA) |date=5 November 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214143128/http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Press_release/2015/11/WC500196352.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2016}}</ref>
==Prevalence of genital HPV==
===United States===
{{See also|Human papillomavirus#Genital HPV prevalence in the United States|l1=HPV: Prevalence of Genital HPV}}


{{As of|2013|09|08}}, the CDC continued to recommend Gardasil vaccination for the prevention of four types of HPV.<ref name="CDC VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System"/> The manufacturer of Gardasil has committed to ongoing research assessing the vaccine's safety.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaccines/hpv/hpvarchived.html |title=Information from FDA and CDC on Gardasil and its Safety |publisher=U.S. ] (CDC) |date=22 July 2008 |access-date=8 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902055251/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/HPV/HPVArchived.html |archive-date=2 September 2013}}</ref>
According to the ], by the age of 50 more than 80% of American women will have contracted at least one strain of genital HPV.<ref name=CDC-HPV-VAC-QA>
{{cite web
| title=HPV Vaccine - Questions & Answers for the Public
| url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/hpv/hpv-vacsafe-effic.htm
| publisher=] (CDC)
| date=July 17, 2008
| accessdate=2009-11-13
|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080306064618/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/hpv/hpv-vacsafe-effic.htm |archivedate = March 6, 2008}}</ref> Both men and women can be carriers of HPV.<ref name="National Cancer Institute SEER">] SEER accessed 30 March 2007.</ref> HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US.<ref name=CDC-HPV-VAC-QA /> A large percentage of the American population is infected with genital HPV<ref name=MedNewsHPVPrevalence>{{cite web | url = http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/64137.php | work=Medical News Today | title = More American Girls And Women Have HPV Than First Thought | accessdate = 2008-05-28}}</ref> because HPV is highly ]. As a result, American public health experts recommend widespread HPV vaccination.<ref> George Washington University, December 27, 2007</ref>


According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA, the rate of adverse side effects related to Gardasil immunization in the safety review was consistent with what has been seen in the safety studies carried out before the vaccine was approved and were similar to those seen with other vaccines. However, a higher proportion of ] (fainting) was seen with Gardasil than is usually seen with other vaccines. The FDA and CDC have reminded healthcare providers that, to prevent falls and injuries, all vaccine recipients should remain seated or lying down and be closely observed for 15 minutes after vaccination.<ref name=CDC-HPV/> The HPV vaccination does not appear to reduce the willingness of women to undergo ]s.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Moghtaderi A, Dor A | title = Immunization and Moral Hazard: The HPV Vaccine and Uptake of Cancer Screening | journal = Medical Care Research and Review | volume = 78 | issue = 2 | pages = 125–137 | date = April 2021 | pmid = 31096862 | doi = 10.3386/w22523 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
At a given time, the overall prevalence of high-risk (cancer causing) HPV types was 15% of female participants; the prevalence of the types covered by the vaccine were 1.5% (HPV-16) and 0.8% (HPV-18). The overall prevalence of low-risk (wart causing) types was 18%, the two types covered by the vaccine were found in 1.3% (HPV-6) and 0.1% (HPV-11) of the population. Overall, the types prevented by the vaccine were found in 3.4% of female participants.<ref name=pmid_17327523 />


===Contraindications===
Only a small percentage of women with high-risk HPV develop cervical cancer.<ref name="Journal of Clinical Investigation">{{cite journal |author=Lowy DR, Schiller JT |title=Prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines |journal=The Journal of Clinical Investigation |volume=116 |issue=5 |pages = 1167–73 |year=2006 |month=May |pmid=16670757 |pmc=1451224 |doi=10.1172/JCI28607 |url=}}</ref> However, each year between 250,000 and 1 million American women are diagnosed with ], which is caused by HPV and is a precursor to cervical cancer. Cervical dysplasia is painful and costly to treat.<ref name=autogenerated2> "Cervical Dysplasia: Overview, Risk Factors"</ref>
While the use of HPV vaccines can help reduce cervical cancer deaths by two-thirds around the world,<ref>{{cite web |title=Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines |url=http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Prevention/HPV-vaccine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704184759/http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/HPV-vaccine |archive-date=4 July 2014 |date=25 May 2018}}</ref> not everyone is eligible for vaccination. Some factors exclude people from receiving HPV vaccines. These factors include:<ref name="fact sheet">{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-vaccine-hcp.htm |title=HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians – Fact Sheet |publisher=CDC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501210857/http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-hcp.htm |archive-date=1 May 2012 |date=11 January 2019}}</ref>
* People with history of ] to vaccine components. Patients with a ] to ] should not receive Gardasil since yeast is used in its production.
* People with moderate or severe acute illnesses. This does not completely exclude patients from vaccination but postpones the time of vaccination until the illness has improved.<ref name="recommendations">{{cite web |url=http://pcph.pocahontascoia.us/pdfdocs/HPV_Vaccine.pdf |title=Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Recommendations |publisher=FDA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307081232/http://pcph.pocahontascoia.us/pdfdocs/HPV_Vaccine.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>


===Pregnancy===
About 11,000 American women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year, and about 4,000 die per year of the disease.<ref name="National Cancer Institute SEER"/> Most cancers occur in those who have not had ]s within the previous five years.
In the Gardasil clinical trials, 1,115 pregnant women received the HPV vaccine. Overall, the proportions of pregnancies with an adverse outcome were comparable in subjects who received Gardasil and subjects who received a placebo.<ref name="Merck_Pregnancy">{{cite web |title=Gardasil Pregnancy Registry |website=Merck & Co. |date=1 February 2012 |url=http://www.merckpregnancyregistries.com/gardasil.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301125436/http://www.merckpregnancyregistries.com/gardasil.html |archive-date=1 March 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gardasil 9 Pregnancy Registry |website=Merck & Co. |url=http://merckpregnancyregistries.com/gardasil9.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828030609/http://merckpregnancyregistries.com/gardasil9.html |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> However, the clinical trials had a relatively small sample size. {{As of|2018}}, the vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women.<ref name=Arbyn2018 /><ref name="Merck_Pregnancy" /><ref>{{cite web |publisher=U.S. ] (CDC) |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/should-not-vacc.htm#hpv |title=Who Should NOT Get Vaccinated with these Vaccines? |date=10 June 2010 |access-date=27 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511125757/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/should-not-vacc.htm#hpv |archive-date=11 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Goss MA, Lievano F, Buchanan KM, Seminack MM, Cunningham ML, Dana A | title = Final report on exposure during pregnancy from a pregnancy registry for quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine | journal = Vaccine | volume = 33 | issue = 29 | pages = 3422–3428 | date = June 2015 | pmid = 25869893 | doi = 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.04.014 }}</ref>


The FDA has classified the HPV vaccine as a pregnancy Category B, meaning there is no apparent harm to the fetus in animal studies. HPV vaccines have not been causally related to adverse pregnancy outcomes or adverse effects on the fetus. However, data on vaccination during pregnancy is very limited, and vaccination during the pregnancy term should be delayed until more information is available. If a woman is found to be pregnant during the three-dose series of vaccination, the series should be postponed until pregnancy has been completed. While there is no indication for intervention for vaccine dosages administered during pregnancy, patients and healthcare providers are encouraged to report exposure to vaccines to the appropriate HPV vaccine pregnancy registry.<ref name="fact sheet"/><ref name="recommendations"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://hpv.emedtv.com/hpv-vaccine/hpv-vaccine-and-pregnancy.html |title=HPV Vaccine and Pregnancy |newspaper=Emedtv: Health Information Brought to Life |publisher=eMedTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724081239/http://hpv.emedtv.com/hpv-vaccine/hpv-vaccine-and-pregnancy.html |archive-date=24 July 2012 |author1=Emedtv }}</ref>
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==Mechanism of action==
There are 19 "high-risk" HPV types that can lead to the development of ] or other genital/anal cancers; some forms of HPV, particularly type 16, have been found to be associated with a form of throat cancer.<ref name=NEJoM>{{cite journal |author=D'Souza G, Kreimer AR, Viscidi R |title=Case-control study of human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer |journal=The New England Journal of Medicine |volume=356 |issue=19 |pages = 1944–56 |year=2007 |month=May |pmid=17494927 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa065497 |url=}}</ref> Studies have found that ] (HPV) infection is responsible for virtually all cases of cervical cancer.<ref name="Journal of Clinical Investigation" /><ref></ref>
The HPV vaccines are based on hollow ]s (VLPs) assembled from ] HPV ]. The natural virus ] is composed of two proteins, L1 and L2, but vaccines only contain L1.


Gardasil contains inactive L1 proteins from four different HPV strains: 6, 11, 16, and 18, synthesized in the yeast ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae''. Each vaccine dose contains 225&nbsp;μg of aluminum, 9.56&nbsp;mg of sodium chloride, 0.78&nbsp;mg of ], 50&nbsp;μg of ], 35&nbsp;μg of sodium borate, and water. The combination of ingredients totals 0.5&nbsp;mL.<ref name="WikiMarkup">{{cite web |url=http://ciitn.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/pub_view_project_ind.cgi?g_num=2&c_id=2007008 |title=leftside |publisher=Ciitn.missouri.edu |date=22 January 2007 |access-date=29 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002130958/http://ciitn.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/pub_view_project_ind.cgi?g_num=2&c_id=2007008 |archive-date=2 October 2013}}</ref>
] protect against HPV, but do not completely prevent transmission.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite journal |author=Cottler L, Garvin EC, Callahan C |title=Condom use and the risk of HPV infection |journal=The New England Journal of Medicine |volume=355 |issue=13 |pages = 1388–9 ; author reply 1389 |year=2006 |month=September |pmid=17014039 |doi= 10.1056/NEJMc061933|url=}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated4>{{cite journal |author=Winer RL, Hughes JP, Feng Q |title=Condom use and the risk of genital human papillomavirus infection in young women |journal=The New England Journal of Medicine |volume=354 |issue=25 |pages = 2645–54 |year=2006 |month=June |pmid=16790697 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa053284 |url=}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite journal |author=Baldwin SB, Wallace DR, Papenfuss MR, Abrahamsen M, Vaught LC, Giuliano AR |title=Condom use and other factors affecting penile human papillomavirus detection in men attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic |journal=Sexually transmitted diseases |volume=31 |issue=10 |pages = 601–7 |year=2004 |month=October |pmid=15388997 |doi= 10.1097/01.olq.0000140012.02703.10|url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0148-5717&volume=31&issue=10&spage=601}}</ref> College freshmen women who used condoms consistently had a 37.8% per patient-year incidence of genital HPV, compared to an incidence of 89.3% among those who did not.<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref name=autogenerated4 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
HPV types 16 and 18 cause about 70% of all ].<ref name=Munoz2004>{{cite journal | vauthors = Muñoz N, Bosch FX, Castellsagué X, Díaz M, de Sanjose S, Hammouda D, Shah KV, Meijer CJ | title = Against which human papillomavirus types shall we vaccinate and screen? The international perspective | journal = International Journal of Cancer | volume = 111 | issue = 2 | pages = 278–285 | date = August 2004 | pmid = 15197783 | doi = 10.1002/ijc.20244 | s2cid = 20679802 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Gardasil also targets HPV types 6 and 11, which together cause about 90 percent of all cases of ].<ref name="Journal of Clinical Investigation">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lowy DR, Schiller JT | title = Prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines | journal = The Journal of Clinical Investigation | volume = 116 | issue = 5 | pages = 1167–1173 | date = May 2006 | pmid = 16670757 | pmc = 1451224 | doi = 10.1172/JCI28607 }}</ref>


Gardasil and Cervarix are designed to elicit virus-neutralizing ] responses that prevent initial infection with the HPV types represented in the vaccine. The vaccines have been shown to offer 100 percent protection against the development of cervical ]s and genital warts caused by the HPV types in the vaccine, with few or no side effects. The protective effects of the vaccine are expected to last a minimum of 4.5 years after the initial vaccination.<ref name="Lancet">{{cite journal | vauthors = Harper DM, Franco EL, Wheeler CM, Moscicki AB, Romanowski B, Roteli-Martins CM, Jenkins D, Schuind A, Costa Clemens SA, Dubin G | title = Sustained efficacy up to 4.5 years of a bivalent L1 virus-like particle vaccine against human papillomavirus types 16 and 18: follow-up from a randomised control trial | journal = Lancet | volume = 367 | issue = 9518 | pages = 1247–1255 | date = April 2006 | pmid = 16631880 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68439-0 | s2cid = 18685310 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
No data is kept by the U.S. government on genital wart incidence rates.<ref></ref> It is estimated that in the U.S., at any one time about 1% of adults who have had sex have genital warts.<ref name=CDC-STD-HPV></ref> It is estimated that about 20 million people are presently infected with HPV, and there are about six million new cases of HPV every year in the United States.<ref name=CDC-STD-HPV/>


While the study period was not long enough for cervical cancer to develop, the prevention of these cervical precancerous lesions (or ]s) is believed highly likely to result in the prevention of those cancers.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2006/ucm108666.htm |title=FDA Licenses New Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Other Diseases in Females Caused by Human Papillomavirus |publisher=U.S. ] (FDA) |date=8 June 2006 |access-date=13 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019080918/https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2006/ucm108666.htm |archive-date=19 October 2009}}</ref>
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According to the CDC, Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, with approximately 20 million people currently infected and an estimated 6.2 million additional people who become newly infected every year. More than 100 HPV types have been identified, over 40 of which can infect the genital area. High risk, or oncogenic types, including types 16 and 18, can cause high-grade cervical cell abnormalities that are precursors to cervical cancer and other cancers such as vulvar, vaginal and anal cancers as well as some oropharyngeal cancers. Low risk, or non-oncogenic types, such as HPV 6 or 11, can cause benign or low-grade abnormalities of cervical cells, genital warts, and a disease of the respiratory tract called recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Most HPV infections are transient and asymptomatic, causing no clinical manifestations.


==History==
In August 2012, the Medscape website released a slides presentation about HPV and cancer risk. The following table shows the incidence of HPV associated cancers in the period of 2004-2008 at US.<ref>http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/768633_slide</ref>


In 1983, ] culminated decades of research with the discovery that certain variants of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) could be found in a majority of tested cervical cancer specimens. This provided strong scientific evidence for a link between the viral infection and cervical cancer, and provided strong motivations for further research into HPVs.<ref name="Frazer_2019_HPV_Vaccine_Story">{{cite journal | vauthors = Frazer IH | title = The HPV Vaccine Story | journal = ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | pages = 210–212 | date = June 2019 | pmid = 32259056 | pmc = 7089001 | doi = 10.1021/acsptsci.9b00032 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em;"
|-
! Cancer area
! Average Annual Number of cases per year
! HPV Attributable (Estimated)
! HPV 16/18 Attributable (Estimated)
|-
| Cervix
| 11,967
| 11,500
| 9,100
|-
| Vulva
| 3,136
| 1,600
| 1,400
|-
| Vaginal
| 729
| 500
| 400
|-
| Penis
| 1,046
| 400
| 300
|-
| Anus (woman)
| 3,089
| 2,900
| 2,700
|-
| Anus (men)
| 1,678
| 1,600
| 1,500
|-
| Oropharynx (woman)
| 2,370
| 1,500
| 1,400
|-
| Oropharynx (men)
| 9,356
| 5,900
| 5,600
|-
| Total (women)
| 21,291
| 18,000
| 15,000
|-
| Total (men)
| 12,080
| 7,900
| 7,600
|}


In 1990, ] partnered with ] and ] at the ] in Australia to create synthetic HPVs for study in the lab. While working towards this goal, they were able to synthetically produce some of the capsid proteins of the HPVs, L1 and L2. Recognizing the potential of these proteins to form the basis of a vaccine, they filed a provisional patent on their production process in Australia in 1991.<ref name="Frazer_2019_HPV_Vaccine_Story"></ref>
===Worldwide===
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the fourth most deadly cancer in women.<ref name=Tay />
There were an estimated 529,000 new cases of cervical cancer, and 275,000 deaths in 2008.<ref name=Tay /> Due to the success of ] screening programs at reducing cervical cancer in more developed countries, the majority of cervical cancers (85%) and deaths (80%) occur in less developed parts of the world.<ref name=Tay /><ref name=cervicalCAaction /><ref name=Parkin06 />


The further invention then stalled while convincing developers of the market for the vaccine, and also while patent offices determined who the discovery belonged to. Three other organizations, the US ], ], and ], were also vying for the patent as a result of contributions in the space.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = McNeil C | title = Who invented the VLP cervical cancer vaccines? | journal = Journal of the National Cancer Institute | volume = 98 | issue = 7 | pages = 433 | date = April 2006 | pmid = 16595773 | doi = 10.1093/jnci/djj144 }}</ref> After providing evidence of the correctness of their L1 sequencing in 2004, the US patent court of appeals accorded priority to the University of Queensland in 2009.<ref>{{US patent|7476389}}, titled ''"Papilloma Virus Vaccines"'', was granted to co-inventors ] and ] (Zhou posthumously) on 13 January 2009. Its US application was filed on 19 January 1994 but claimed priority under a 20 July 1992, PTC filing to the date of an initial Australian patent application filed on 19 July 1991.</ref> As a result, the University of Queensland receives royalty payments from the sale of these vaccines even today.<ref name="Frazer_2019_HPV_Vaccine_Story"></ref>
==Vaccination and public health==
The ] states "Widespread vaccination has the potential to reduce cervical cancer deaths around the world by as much as two-thirds, if all women were to take the vaccine and if protection turns out to be long-term. In addition, the vaccines can reduce the need for medical care, biopsies, and invasive procedures associated with the follow-up from abnormal Pap tests, thus helping to reduce health care costs and anxieties related to abnormal Pap tests and follow-up procedures."<ref name="National Cancer Institute HPV Q&A"/>


By the early 2000s, developers, convinced of the market of the vaccine, had begun refining, researching, and trialing L1-based HPV vaccines.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Harper DM, Franco EL, Wheeler C, Ferris DG, Jenkins D, Schuind A, Zahaf T, Innis B, Naud P, De Carvalho NS, Roteli-Martins CM, Teixeira J, Blatter MM, Korn AP, Quint W, Dubin G | title = Efficacy of a bivalent L1 virus-like particle vaccine in prevention of infection with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in young women: a randomised controlled trial | journal = Lancet | volume = 364 | issue = 9447 | pages = 1757–1765 | date = November 2004 | pmid = 15541448 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17398-4 }}</ref><ref name="Lancet"></ref> In 2006, the FDA approved the first preventive HPV vaccine, marketed by ] under the trade name Gardasil. According to a Merck press release,<ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://www.merck.com/newsroom/press_releases/financial/2007_0723.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012173613/http://www.merck.com/newsroom/press_releases/financial/2007_0723.html |url-status=dead |title=Merck Reports Double-Digit Earnings-Per-Share Growth for Second Quarter 2007 |archive-date=12 October 2007 |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> by the second quarter of 2007 it had been approved in 80 countries, many under fast-track or expedited review. Early in 2007, ] filed for approval in the United States for a similar preventive HPV vaccine, known as ]. In June 2007, this vaccine was licensed in Australia, and it was approved in the ] in September 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSL2446805720070924 |title=Glaxo prepares to launch Cervarix after EU okay |access-date=18 July 2008 |date=24 September 2007 |work=Reuters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025083933/http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSL2446805720070924 |archive-date=25 October 2008}}</ref> Cervarix was approved for use in the US in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm186959.htm |title=16 October 2009 Approval Letter – Cervarix |date=16 October 2009 |publisher=U.S. ] (FDA) |access-date=13 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019061945/https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm186959.htm |archive-date=19 October 2009}}</ref>
Current preventive vaccines protect against the two HPV types (16 and 18) that cause about 70% of cervical cancers worldwide.<ref name=Munoz2004 /> Because of the distribution of HPV types associated with cervical cancer, the vaccines are likely to be most effective in Asia, Europe and North America.<ref name=Munoz2004 /> Some other high risk types cause a larger percentage of cancers in other parts of the world.<ref name=Munoz2004 /> Vaccines that protect against more of the types common in cancers would prevent more cancers, and be less subject to regional variation.<ref name=Munoz2004 /> For instance, a vaccine against the seven types most common in cervical cancers (16, 18, 45, 31, 33, 52, 58) would prevent an estimated 87% of cervical cancers worldwide.<ref name=Munoz2004 />


Harald zur Hausen was awarded half of the $1.4&nbsp;million ] in 2008 for his work showing that cervical cancer is caused by certain types of HPVs. <ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 Press Release |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2008/press-release/ |website=The Nobel Prize |access-date=2024-12-08 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241203152424/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2008/press-release/ |archive-date=2024-12-03}}<br>The other half of the award went to ] and ], two French virologists, for their part in the discovery of ].</ref>
Only 41% of women with cervical cancer in the developing world get medical treatment.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Wittet S. & Tsu V.| year=2008| title=Cervical cancer prevention and the Millennium Development Goals| journal=Bulletin of the World Health Organization| volume = 86|issue=6 | pages = 488–90|pmid=18568279|pmc=2647477|doi=10.2471/BLT.07.050450}}</ref> Therefore, prevention of HPV by vaccination may be a more effective way of lowering the disease burden in developing countries than cervical screening. The ] sees the developing world as most likely to benefit from HPV vaccination.<ref name = "ESGO Statement on Cervical Cancer Vaccination">{{cite web|url= http://www.esgo.org/About_ESGO/Documents/Statement_HPV.pdf|title= ESGO Statement on Cervical Cancer Vaccination|publisher=ESGO|year= 2007}}</ref> However, individuals in many resource-limited nations, Kenya for example, are unable to afford the vaccine.<ref name ="Cervarix Marketing in Kenya">{{cite web|url= http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81239.php| work = Medical News Today | title = Cervarix Marketing in Kenya| accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref>


In December 2014, the US ] (FDA) approved a vaccine called Gardasil 9 to protect females between the ages of 9 and 26 and males between the ages of 9 and 15 against nine strains of HPV.<ref name=Gardasil9>{{cite press release |url=https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm426485.htm |type=press release |title=FDA approves Gardasil 9 for prevention of certain cancers caused by five additional types of HPV |publisher=U.S. ] (FDA) |date=10 December 2014 |access-date=9 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110233107/https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm426485.htm |archive-date=10 January 2015}}</ref> Gardasil 9 protects against infection from the strains covered by the first generation of Gardasil (HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, and HPV-18) and protects against five other HPV strains responsible for 20% of cervical cancers (HPV-31, HPV-33, HPV-45, HPV-52, and HPV-58).<ref name=Gardasil9/>
In more developed countries, populations that do not receive adequate medical care, such as poor or minorities in the United States or parts of Europe also have less access to cervical screening and appropriate treatment, and are similarly more likely to benefit.<ref name=Tay>|{{cite pmid| 22123221}}</ref> Comments made by Dr. Diane Harper, a researcher for the HPV vaccines, were interpreted as indicating that in countries where Pap smear screening is common, it will take vaccination of a large proportion of women in order to further reduce cervical cancer rates.<ref>, Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, August 19, 2009</ref> She has also encouraged women to continue pap screening after they are vaccinated and to be aware of potential adverse effects.<ref>{{cite news|title=An Interview with Dr. Diane M. Harper, HPV Expert|author=Yerman, M. G.|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-g-yerman/an-interview-with-dr-dian_b_405472.html|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=28 December 2009|accessdate=28 August 2013}}</ref>


==Mechanism of action== ==Society and culture==
The HPV vaccines are based on hollow ]s (VLPs) assembled from ] HPV coat ]s. The virus possesses circular double stranded DNA and a viral shell that is composed of 72 capsomeres. Every subunit of the virus is composed of two proteins molecules, L1 and L2. The reason why this virus has the capability to affect the skin and the mucous layers is due to its structure. The primary structures expressed in these areas are E1 and E2, these proteins are responsible for the replication of the virus.<ref name="Arteaga">{{cite web|last=Arteaga|first=Arkaitz|title=The Shape and Structure of hpv|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Oropharyngeal+Cancer/articles/16/The+shape+and+structure+of+hpv|accessdate=03/07/12}}</ref> E1 is a highly conserved protein in the virus, E1 is in charge of the production of viral copies is also involved in every step of replication process.<ref name="Arteaga"/> The second component of this process is E2 ensures that non-specific interaction occur while interacting with E1.<ref name="Arteaga"/> As a result of these proteins working together is assures that numerous amounts of copies are made within the host cell. The structure of the virus is critical because this influence the infection affinity of the virus. Knowing the structure of the virus allowed for the development of an efficient vaccine, such as Gardasil and Cervarix.
The vaccines target the two high-risk HPVs, types 16 and 18 that cause the most cervical cancers. Gardasil's proteins are synthesized by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Its protein makeup allows it to target four types of HPV. Gardasil contains inactive L1 proteins from four different HPV strains: 6, 11, 16, and 18. Each vaccine dose contains 225&nbsp;µg of aluminum, 9.56&nbsp;mg of sodium chloride, 0.78&nbsp;mg of L-histidine, 50&nbsp;µg of polysorbate 80, 35&nbsp;µg of sodium borate, and water. The combination of ingredients totals 0.5&nbsp;mL.<ref name="WikiMarkup">http://ciitn.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/pub_view_project_ind.cgi?g_num=2&c_id=2007008</ref>
Together, these two HPV types currently cause about 70 percent of all ].<ref name=Munoz2004>{{cite journal| journal = Int J Cancer | date = 2004-08-20 | volume = 111 | title = Against which human papillomavirus types shall we vaccinate and screen? The international perspective | author = Muñoz N, Bosch FX, Castellsagué X, Díaz M, de Sanjose S, Hammouda D, Shah KV, Meijer CJ | pages = 278–85| doi = 10.1002/ijc.20244 |pmid=15197783| issue = 2}}</ref> Gardasil also targets HPV types 6 and 11, which together currently cause about 90 percent of all cases of ].<ref name="Journal of Clinical Investigation" />


===Economics===
Gardasil and Cervarix are designed to elicit virus-neutralizing ] responses that prevent initial infection with the HPV types represented in the vaccine. The vaccines have been shown to offer 100 percent protection against the development of cervical ]s and genital warts caused by the HPV types in the vaccine, with few or no side effects. The protective effects of the vaccine are expected to last a minimum of 4.5 years after the initial vaccination.<ref name="Lancet">{{cite journal |author=Harper DM, Franco EL, Wheeler CM |title=Sustained efficacy up to 4.5 years of a bivalent L1 virus-like particle vaccine against human papillomavirus types 16 and 18: follow-up from a randomised control trial |journal=Lancet |volume=367 |issue=9518 |pages = 1247–55 |year=2006 |month=April |pmid=16631880 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68439-0 |url=}}</ref>
{{As of|2013}}, vaccinating girls and young women was estimated to be cost-effective in the ], especially in places without organized programs for ].<ref name=":3">{{cite journal | vauthors = Fesenfeld M, Hutubessy R, Jit M | title = Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review | journal = Vaccine | volume = 31 | issue = 37 | pages = 3786–3804 | date = August 2013 | pmid = 23830973 | doi = 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.060 }}</ref> When the cost of the vaccine itself, or the cost of administering it to individuals, were higher, or if cervical cancer screening were readily available, then vaccination was less likely to be cost-effective.


From a public health point of view, vaccinating men as well as women decreases the virus pool within the population but is only cost-effective to vaccinate men when the uptake in the female population is extremely low.<ref name="Kim2009">{{cite journal | vauthors = Kim JJ, Goldie SJ | title = Cost effectiveness analysis of including boys in a human papillomavirus vaccination programme in the United States | journal = BMJ | volume = 339 | issue = 7726 | pages = b3884 | date = October 2009 | pmid = 19815582 | pmc = 2759438 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.b3884 }}</ref> In the United States, the cost per ] is greater than US$100,000 for vaccinating the male population, compared to less than US$50,000 for vaccinating the female population.<ref name="Kim2009" /> This assumes a 75% vaccination rate.
While the study period was not long enough for cervical cancer to develop, the prevention of these cervical precancerous lesions (or ]s) is believed highly likely to result in the prevention of those cancers.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2006/ucm108666.htm |title=FDA Licenses New Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Other Diseases in Females Caused by Human Papillomavirus |publisher=]|date=2006-06-08 |accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref>


In 2013, the two companies that sell the most common vaccines announced a price cut to less than US$5 per dose to poor countries, as opposed to US$130 per dose in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/health/prices-cut-for-hpv-cervical-cancer-vaccines-for-neediest.html |work=] |title=Cancer Vaccines Get a Price Cut in Poor Nations | vauthors = McNeil Jr DG |author-link=Donald McNeil Jr. |date=5 May 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123033948/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/health/prices-cut-for-hpv-cervical-cancer-vaccines-for-neediest.html?_r=0 |archive-date=23 November 2013 }}</ref>
==History==
In work that was initiated in the mid-1980s, the vaccine was developed, in parallel, by researchers at ] Medical Center, the ], the ] in Australia, and the U.S. ].<ref>{{cite journal
|author=McNeil C
|title=Who invented the VLP cervical cancer vaccines?
|journal=J. Natl. Cancer Inst.
|volume=98
|issue=7
|pages=433
|year=2006
|month=April
|pmid=16595773
|doi=10.1093/jnci/djj144
}}</ref> Researchers ] and ] at the University of Queensland have been accorded priority under U.S. patent law for the invention of the HPV vaccine's basis, the VLPs.<ref>{{US patent|7476389}}, titled ''“Papilloma Virus Vaccines”'', was granted to co-inventors ] and ] (Zhou posthumously) on January 13, 2009. Its U.S. application was filed on January 19, 1994 but claimed priority under a July 20, 1992 PTC filing to the date of an initial Australian patent application filed on July 19, 1991.</ref> In 2006, the ] (FDA) approved the first preventive HPV vaccine, marketed by ] under the trade name '''Gardasil'''. According to a Merck press release,<ref></ref> in the second quarter of 2007, it had been approved in 80 countries, many under fast-track or expedited review. Early in 2007, ] filed for approval in the United States for a similar preventive HPV vaccine, known as ]. In June 2007 this vaccine was licenced in Australia, and it was approved in the ] in September 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSL2446805720070924 | title = Glaxo prepares to launch Cervarix after EU okay| accessdate = 2008-07-18 | date=2007-09-24 | work=Reuters}}</ref> Cervarix was approved for use in the U.S. in October 2009.<ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm186959.htm
| title=October 16, 2009 Approval Letter - Cervarix
| date=October 16, 2009
| publisher=] (FDA)
| accessdate = 2009-11-13
}}</ref>


=== Brand names ===
], a German researcher who initially suspected and later helped to prove that genital HPV infection can lead to cervical cancer, was awarded half of the $1.4 million ] for his work. Verification that cervical cancer is caused by an infectious agent led several other groups (see above) to develop vaccines against HPV strains that cause most cases of cervical cancer. The other half of the award went to ] and ], two French virologists, for their part in the discovery of HIV.<ref name="CDC-HPV-Fact"/>
The vaccine is sold under various brand names including Gardasil, Cervarix, Cecolin,<ref name=WHO4October2024 /> and Walrinvax.<ref name=WHO4October2024 /><ref name=WHOcurrentdata>{{Cite web|title=Human papillomavirus vaccines (HPV)|url=https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/diseases/human-papillomavirus-vaccines-(HPV)|website=World Health Organization|access-date=29 September 2024|archive-date=7 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807031253/https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/diseases/human-papillomavirus-vaccines-(HPV)|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Vaccine implementation===
zur Hausen went against current dogma and postulated that oncogenic human papilloma virus (HPV) caused cervical cancer.<ref name=CDC-HPV/> He realized that HPV-DNA could exist in a non-productive state in the tumours, and should be detectable by specific searches for viral DNA.<ref name="CDC-HPV-Fact"/> He and others, notably workers at the ], found HPV to be a heterogeneous family of viruses. Only some HPV types cause cancer.<ref name=CDC-HPV/>
{{See also|Vaccination policy}}


The primary target group in most of the countries recommending HPV ] is young adolescent girls, aged 9–14.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/> It's particularly cost-effective in resource-constrained settings.<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=666}} The ] depends on the age of the vaccine recipient.<ref name=WHOcurrentdata/> As of 2023, 27% of girls aged 9–14 years worldwide received at least one dose (37 countries were implementing the single-dose schedule).<ref name=WHO4October2024/> Global coverage for the first dose of HPV vaccine in girls grew from 20% in 2022 to 27% in 2023.<ref name=WHO15July2024/> As of 10 September 2024, 57 countries are implementing the single-dose schedule.<ref name=WHO4October2024/> Vaccinating a large portion of the population may also benefit the unvaccinated by way of ].<ref name="Cervical cancer prevention in Austr"/>
Harald zur Hausen pursued his idea of HPV for over 10 years by searching for different HPV types. This research was difficult due to the fact that only parts of the viral DNA were integrated into the host genome. He found novel HPV-DNA in cervix cancer biopsies, and thus discovered the new, tumourigenic HPV16 type in 1983. In 1984, he cloned HPV16 and 18 from patients with cervical cancer.<ref name="CDC-HPV-Fact"/> The HPV types 16 and 18 were consistently found in about 70% of cervical cancer biopsies throughout the world.<ref name=CDC-HPV/>


HPV vaccine introductions have been hampered by global supply shortages since 2018.<ref name=WHO4October2024/> Between 2019 and 2021, due to the ], HPV vaccination programs have been significantly affected in the United States, low-income and lower-middle-income countries.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Toh ZQ, Russell FM, Garland SM, Mulholland EK, Patton G, Licciardi PV | title = Human Papillomavirus Vaccination After COVID-19 | journal = JNCI Cancer Spectrum | volume = 5 | issue = 2 | pages = pkab011 | date = April 2021 | pmid = 33748668 | pmc = 7962726 | doi = 10.1093/jncics/pkab011 | publisher = ] | s2cid = 232295180 | doi-access = free | eissn = 2515-5091 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Daniels V, Saxena K, Roberts C, Kothari S, Corman S, Yao L, Niccolai L | title = Impact of reduced human papillomavirus vaccination coverage rates due to COVID-19 in the United States: A model based analysis | journal = Vaccine | volume = 39 | issue = 20 | pages = 2731–2735 | date = May 2021 | pmid = 33875269 | pmc = 8023201 | doi = 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.04.003 | publisher = ] | s2cid = 233034581 | doi-access = free | veditors= Poland G | editor-link = Gregory Poland }}</ref><ref name="stjude.org">{{cite web |vauthors=Sheffield M, Hobgood K |date=30 August 2021 |url=https://www.stjude.org/media-resources/news-releases/2021-medicine-science-news/st-jude-and-leading-cancer-centers-urge-vaccination-to-protect-against-hpv-and-other-diseases.html |title=St. Jude and leading cancer centers urge vaccination to protect against HPV and other diseases |website=www.stjude.org |location=] |publisher=] |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115101025/https://www.stjude.org/media-resources/news-releases/2021-medicine-science-news/st-jude-and-leading-cancer-centers-urge-vaccination-to-protect-against-hpv-and-other-diseases.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="poz 2021">{{cite magazine | vauthors = Highleyman L |date=3 September 2021 |title=Get HPV Vaccination Back on Track, Experts Urge |url=https://www.poz.com/article/get-hpv-vaccination-back-track-experts-urge |url-status=live |magazine=] |location=] |issn=1075-5705 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908050323/https://www.poz.com/article/get-hpv-vaccination-back-track-experts-urge |archive-date=8 September 2021 |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
His observation of HPV oncogenic potential in human malignancy provided impetus within the research community to characterize the natural history of HPV infection, and to develop a better understanding of mechanisms of HPV-induced carcinogenesis.<ref name=CDC-HPV/>


In developed countries, the widespread use of cervical "]" screening programs has reduced the incidence of invasive cervical cancer by 50% or more. Preventive vaccines reduce but do not eliminate the chance of getting cervical cancer. Therefore, experts recommend that women combine the benefits of both programs by seeking regular Pap smear screening, even after vaccination.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Cutts FT, Franceschi S, Goldie S, Castellsague X, de Sanjose S, Garnett G, Edmunds WJ, Claeys P, Goldenthal KL, Harper DM, Markowitz L | title = Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccines: a review | journal = Bulletin of the World Health Organization | volume = 85 | issue = 9 | pages = 719–726 | date = September 2007 | pmid = 18026629 | pmc = 2636411 | doi = 10.2471/BLT.06.038414 | doi-broken-date = 11 November 2024 }}</ref> School-entry vaccination requirements were found to increase the use of the HPV vaccine.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Ko JS, Goldbeck CS, Baughan EB, Klausner JD |date=September 2020 |title=Association Between Human Papillomavirus Vaccination School-Entry Requirements and Vaccination Initiation |journal=JAMA Pediatrics |volume=174 |issue=9 |pages=861–867 |doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1852 |pmc=7325070 |pmid=32597928}}</ref><ref name="ri-school" />
==Research directions==
There are high-risk HPV types, that are not affected by the vaccines.<ref name="Lancet" /> Ongoing research is focused on the development of HPV vaccines that will offer protection against a broader range of HPV types.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071119113902.htm|publisher=Medical College of Georgia, ScienceDaily|date=2007-11-20|title=New HPV Vaccine Under Study|accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref> One such method is a vaccine based on the minor capsid protein L2, which is highly conserved across HPV genotypes.<ref name=currentstatus2010 >{{cite pmid|20677402|noedit}}</ref> Efforts for this have included boosting the immunogenicity of L2 by linking together short amino acid sequences of L2 from different oncogenic HPV types.<ref>{{cite pmid|19470949|noedit}}</ref>


====HPV vaccine included in national immunization program====
There is also substantial research interest in the development of ]s, which seek to elicit immune responses against established HPV infections and HPV-induced cancers.<ref>{{cite pmid|9017105|noedit}}</ref>
At least 144 countries (at least 74% of WHO member states) provided the HPV vaccine in their national immunization schedule for girls, as of November 2024.<ref name=WHO17November2024/><ref name=WHO15July2024/> As of 2022, 47 countries (24% of WHO member states) also did it for boys.<ref name="WHO2022" />{{rp|p=654}}


===Therapeutic vaccines=== =====Africa=====
Of the 20 hardest hit countries by cervical cancer, 19 are in Africa.<ref name=WHO4October2024 />
In addition to preventive vaccines, such as Gardasil and Cervarix, laboratory research and several human clinical trials are focused on the development of therapeutic HPV vaccines. HPV-associated diseases have become an ideal test of antigen-specific immunotherapy due to the expression of viral oncoproteins that provide tumour-specific non-self antigenic targets.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} The relative accessibility of the lower genital tract makes it easier to study the effect of therapeutic vaccines on the systemic circulation and the target tissue.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} In general these vaccines focus on the main HPV ], E6 and E7. Since expression of E6 and E7 is required for promoting the growth of cervical cancer cells (and cells within warts), it is hoped that immune responses against the two oncogenes might eradicate established ]s.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Roden RB, Ling M, Wu TC |title=Vaccination to prevent and treat cervical cancer |journal=Human pathology |volume=35 |issue=8 |pages = 971–82 |year=2004 |month=August |pmid=15297964 |doi=10.1016/j.humpath.2004.04.007 |url=}}</ref>
In 2013, with support from ], eight low-income countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, began the rollout of the HPV vaccine.<ref name=GAVI2013>{{cite web | vauthors = Frazer I |url=http://www.gavialliance.org/support/nvs/human-papillomavirus-vaccine-support/ |title=Human papillomavirus vaccine – New and underused vaccines support – Types of support |publisher=GAVI Alliance |access-date=29 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118193616/http://www.gavialliance.org/support/nvs/human-papillomavirus-vaccine-support/ |archive-date=18 January 2014}}</ref>


======Algeria======
There is a working therapeutic HPV vaccine that has been clinically tried in Mexico. Developed by Ricardo Rosales. It has gone through 3 clinical trials and has been approved for use by the Mexican government. It is a MVA based vaccine with an e2 bovine protein added in. It has been shown to completely eliminate HPV to the point that patients test negative for the presence of HPV in blood tests. The vaccine is officially called the MEL-1 Vaccine but also known as the MVA-E2 vaccine. The vaccine has proven to be safe as far as is known there have been no side effects or other documented issues. The Vaccine is administered locally to the infected areas and also given in the arm if the infection is mild. <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17263589</ref> <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15144573</ref> <ref>http://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00063030-200721010-00006</ref> <ref>http://www.getfilings.com/sec-filings/110624/ACCELERATED-ACQUISITION-X_8-K.A/</ref> <ref>http://www.hotstocked.com/10-k/--684281.html</ref> <ref>http://www.virolabintl.com/ingles/</ref>


No<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard>{{Cite web|date=12 September 2024|title=HPV Dashboard|url=https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/diseases/human-papillomavirus-vaccines-(HPV)/hpv-clearing-house/hpv-dashboard|website=]|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref>
==Vaccine implementation==
{{Main| Vaccination policy}}


======Angola======
In developed countries, the widespread use of cervical "]" screening programs has reduced the incidence of invasive cervical cancer by 50% or more. Current preventive vaccines reduce, but do not eliminate the chance of getting cervical cancer. Therefore, experts recommend that women combine the benefits of both programs by seeking regular Pap smear screening, even after vaccination.<ref>{{cite journal |journal= Bull World Health Organ |year=2007 |volume=85 |issue=9 |pages = 719–26 |title= Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccines: a review |author= Cutts FT, Franceschi S, Goldie S |pmid=18026629 |url=http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007000900018&lng=en&nrm=iso |doi= 10.2471/BLT.06.038414 |pmc= 2636411}}</ref> The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has recommended all European teenage girls to be vaccinated however Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Turkey currently do not have a vaccination programme in place.
No<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/>


===Africa=== ======Chad======
No<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/>
With support from the ], a number of low-income African countries have begun rollout of the HPV vaccine, with others to follow. In 2013 Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, and the United Republic of Tanzania begin implementation of the vaccine. In 2014, Rwanda will begin nationwide rollout, and demonstration programs will take place in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.<ref name="gavialliance.org">http://www.gavialliance.org/support/nvs/human-papillomavirus-vaccine-support/</ref>


======Central African Republic======
===Australia===
No<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/>
In April 2007, Australia became the first country to introduce a government funded National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program to protect young women against HPV infections that can lead to cancers and disease.<ref name="HPV Prevalence">Tabrizi S. Brotherton J. Kaldor J et al. Fall in Human Papillomavirus Prevalence Following a National Vaccination Program. Journal of Infectious Diseases. October 24, 2012.</ref> The National HPV Vaccination Program is listed on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule and funded under the Immunise Australia Program.<ref name="Information about the program">, </ref> The Immunise Australia Program is a joint Australian, State and Territory Government initiative to increase immunisation rates for vaccine preventable diseases.


======Democratic Republic of Congo======
The National HPV Vaccination Program for females was made up of two components: an ongoing school-based program for 12-13-year-old girls; and a time-limited catch-up program (females aged 14 – 26 years) delivered through schools, general practices and community immunisation services, which ceased on 31 December 2009.
No<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/>


======Ghana======
During 2007-2009, an estimated 83% of females aged 12–17 years received at least one dose of HPV vaccine and 70% completed the 3-dose HPV vaccination course.<ref name="HPV Prevalence" /> Latest HPV coverage data on the Immunise Australia website show that by 15 years of age, over 70% of Australian females have received all three doses. This has remained steady since 2009.<ref name="Immunise HPV">, .</ref>
] (GAVI support in 2013)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>


======Guinea-Bissau======
Since the National HPV Vaccination Program commenced in 2007, there has been a reduction in HPV-related infections in young women. A study published in The Journal of Infectious Disease in October 2012 found the prevalence of vaccine preventable HPV types (6, 11, 16 and 18) in Papanicolaou test results of women aged 18–24 years has significantly decreased from 28.7% to 6.7% four years after the introduction of the National HPV Vaccination Program.<ref name="HPV Prevalence" /> A separate report published in the Kirby Institute’s Annual Surveillance Report 2011 (page 28) found the diagnosis of genital warts (caused by HPV types 6 and 11) had also decreased in young women and men.<ref name="Kirby Report">, .</ref>
No<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/>

======Kenya======
Both Cervarix and Gardasil are approved for use within ] by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. However, at a cost of 20,000 Kenyan shillings, which is more than the average annual income for a family, the director of health promotion in the Ministry of Health, ], states that many Kenyans are unable to afford the vaccine.<ref name="Cervarix Marketing in Kenya"/> It has received GAVI support in 2013.<ref name=GAVI2013/>

======Madagascar======
No (GAVI support in 2013)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>

======Malawi======
Yes (GAVI support in 2013)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>

======Mozambique======
Yes (GAVI support for HPV demonstration projects in 2014)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>

======Niger======
No (GAVI support in 2013)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>

======Nigeria======
Yes<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/>

======Rwanda======
Yes (GAVI support in 2014)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>

======Senegal======
Yes<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/>

======Sierra Leone======
Yes (GAVI support in 2013)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>

====South Africa====
Cervical cancer represents the most common cause of cancer-related deaths—more than 3,000 deaths per year—among women in ] because of high ] prevalence, making the introduction of the vaccine highly desirable.<ref name=southa1>{{cite news |title=Life saving cancer vaccine will be difficult to implement | vauthors = Green A |url=http://mg.co.za/article/2013-06-07-life-saving-cancer-vaccine-will-be-difficult-to-implement |newspaper=Mail & Guardian |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=7 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717105051/http://mg.co.za/article/2013-06-07-life-saving-cancer-vaccine-will-be-difficult-to-implement |archive-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> A ] program was established in 2000 to help screen for cervical cancer, but since this program has not been implemented widely, vaccination would offer more efficient form of prevention.<ref name=southa2 >{{cite journal | vauthors = Botha MH, Dochez C | title = Introducing human papillomavirus vaccines into the health system in South Africa | journal = Vaccine | volume = 30 | issue = Suppl 3 | pages = C28–C34 | date = September 2012 | pmid = 22939017 | doi = 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.03.032 }}</ref> In May 2013 the ] of South Africa, ], announced the government would provide free HPV vaccines for girls aged 9 and 10 in the poorest 80% of schools starting in February 2014 and the fifth quintile later on.<ref name=southa3>{{cite news |title=Schoolgirls to get cancer vaccine |author=SAPA |url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/schoolgirls-to-get-cancer-vaccine-1.1516523 |newspaper=ioL News |date=15 May 2013 |access-date=7 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812082111/http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/schoolgirls-to-get-cancer-vaccine-1.1516523#.UgLbJpI3uLU |archive-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> South Africa will be the first African country with an immunisation schedule that includes vaccines to protect people from HPV infection, but because the effectiveness of the vaccines in women who later become infected with ] is not yet fully understood, it is difficult to assess how cost-effective the vaccine will be. Negotiations are currently{{When|date=October 2019}} underway for more affordable HPV vaccines since they are up to 10 times more expensive than others already included in the immunization schedule.<ref name=southa1 /><ref name=southa3 />

===== United Republic of Tanzania =====
Yes (GAVI support in 2013)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>

===== Zimbabwe =====
Yes (GAVI support for HPV demonstration projects in 2014)<ref name=WHOHPVDashboard/><ref name=GAVI2013/>

=====Australia=====
In April 2007, Australia became the second country—after Austria—to introduce a government-funded National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program to protect young women against HPV infections that can lead to cancers and disease.<ref name="HPV Prevalence">Tabrizi S. Brotherton J. Kaldor J et al. Fall in Human Papillomavirus Prevalence Following a National Vaccination Program. ''Journal of Infectious Diseases''. 24 October 2012.</ref> The National HPV Vaccination Program is listed on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule and funded under the Immunise Australia Program.<ref name="Information about the program">{{cite web | url = http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/about-the-program | title = Information about the HPV immunisation program | work = The Immunise Australia Program | publisher = Department of Health, Commonwealth of Australia | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150504202400/http://immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/about-the-program | archive-date=4 May 2015 }}</ref> The Immunise Australia Program is a joint Federal, State, and Territory Government initiative to increase immunisation rates for vaccine-preventable diseases.

The National HPV Vaccination Program for females was made up of two components: an ongoing school-based program for 12- and 13-year-old girls; and a time-limited catch-up program (females aged 14–26 years) delivered through schools, general practices, and community immunization services, which ceased on 31 December 2009.

During 2007–2009, an estimated 83% of females aged 12–17 years received at least one dose of HPV vaccine and 70% completed the 3-dose HPV vaccination course.<ref name="HPV Prevalence" /> By 2017, HPV coverage data on the Immunise Australia website show that by 15 years of age, over 82% of Australian females had received all three doses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/historical-human-papillomavirus-hpv-immunisation-coverage-rates |title=Historical Human Papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation coverage rates |date=4 December 2019 |website=] |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213304/https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/historical-human-papillomavirus-hpv-immunisation-coverage-rates |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since the National HPV Vaccination Program commenced in 2007, there has been a reduction in HPV-related infections in young women. A study published in '']'' in October 2012 found the prevalence of vaccine-preventable HPV types (6, 11, 16, and 18) in Papanicolaou test results of women aged 18–24 years has significantly decreased from 28.7% to 6.7% four years after the introduction of the National HPV Vaccination Program.<ref name="HPV Prevalence" /> A 2011 report published found the diagnosis of genital warts (caused by HPV types 6 and 11) had also decreased in young women and men.<ref name="Kirby Report">{{cite web | url = http://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/surveillance/2011-annual-surveillance-report-hiv-viral-hepatitis-stis | title = 2011 Annual Surveillance Report of HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs | work = The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity | location = Sydney NSW | publisher = University of New South Wales | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130522183751/http://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/surveillance/2011-annual-surveillance-report-hiv-viral-hepatitis-stis | archive-date=22 May 2013 | page = 28 }}</ref>


In October 2010, the Australian regulatory agency, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, extended the registration of the quadrivalent vaccine (Gardasil) to include use in males aged 9 through 26 years of age, for the prevention of external genital lesions and infection with HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. In October 2010, the Australian regulatory agency, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, extended the registration of the quadrivalent vaccine (Gardasil) to include use in males aged 9 through 26 years of age, for the prevention of external genital lesions and infection with HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18.


In November 2011, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) recommended the extension of the National HPV Vaccination Program to include males. The PBAC made its recommendation on the preventative health benefits that can be achieved, such as a reduction in the incidence of anal and penile cancers and other HPV-related disease. In addition to the direct benefit to males, it was estimated that routine HPV vaccination of adolescent males would contribute to the reduction of vaccine HPV-type infection and associated disease in women through herd immunity.<ref name="Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme">, .</ref> In November 2011, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) recommended the extension of the National HPV Vaccination Program to include males. The PBAC made its recommendation on the preventive health benefits that can be achieved, such as a reduction in the incidence of anal and penile cancers and other HPV-related diseases. In addition to the direct benefit to males, it was estimated that routine HPV vaccination of adolescent males would contribute to the reduction of vaccine HPV-type infection and associated disease in women through herd immunity.<ref name="Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/industry/listing/elements/pbac-meetings/pbac-outcomes/2011-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419214008/http://www.pbs.gov.au/info/industry/listing/elements/pbac-meetings/pbac-outcomes/2011-11 |url-status=dead |title=Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) &#124; Recommendations made by the PBAC - November 2011 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |publisher=]}}</ref>


In 2012, the Australian Government announced it would be extending the National HPV Vaccination Program to include males, through the ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.acrf.com.au/news/latest-news/world-first-hpv-vaccination-plan-will-protect-young-australian-men-from-cancer/ |title=Young men to be protected from cancers through HPV vaccine |date=13 July 2012 |website=] |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213256/https://www.acrf.com.au/news/latest-news/world-first-hpv-vaccination-plan-will-protect-young-australian-men-from-cancer/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 12 July 2012, the Australian Government announced funding to extend the National HPV Vaccination Program to include males, with implementation commencing in all states and territories in February 2013.<ref name="Announcement">, .</ref>


Updated results were reported in 2014.<ref name="Vic HPV cross-sectional study">{{cite journal | vauthors = Tabrizi SN, Brotherton JM, Kaldor JM, Skinner SR, Liu B, Bateson D, McNamee K, Garefalakis M, Phillips S, Cummins E, Malloy M, Garland SM | title = Assessment of herd immunity and cross-protection after a human papillomavirus vaccination programme in Australia: a repeat cross-sectional study | journal = The Lancet. Infectious Diseases | volume = 14 | issue = 10 | pages = 958–966 | date = October 2014 | pmid = 25107680 | doi = 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70841-2 }}</ref>
From February 2013, free HPV vaccine is being provided through school-based programs for:


Since February 2013, free HPV vaccine has been provided through school-based programs for:
* males and females aged 12–13 years (ongoing program); and * males and females aged 12–13 years (ongoing program); and
* males aged between 14–15 years – until the end of the school year in 2014 (catch up program). * males aged between 14 and 15 years – until the end of the school year in 2014 (catch-up program).


=====Canada=====
Further information is available on the HPV Vaccination Program website at
HPV vaccines were first approved in Canada in July 2006 for use in females,<ref>{{cite web |title=Summary Safety Review - Gardasil (Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine) - Assessing General Safety with a Focus on Autoimmune and Cardiovascular Diseases |website=Health Canada |date=9 December 2015 |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/medeffect-canada/safety-reviews/summary-safety-review-gardasil-quadrivalent-human-papillomavirus-types-6-11-16-18.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926060643/https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/medeffect-canada/safety-reviews/summary-safety-review-gardasil-quadrivalent-human-papillomavirus-types-6-11-16-18.html |archive-date=26 September 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> and February 2010 for use in males.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dawar DM, Harris MT, McNeil DS | title = Update on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines: An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) '''<sup>†</sup>''' | journal = Canada Communicable Disease Report | volume = 38 | issue = ACS-1 | pages = 1–62 | date = January 2012 | pmid = 31701955 | pmc = 6802461 | doi = 10.14745/ccdr.v38i00a01 | url = https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2012-38/canada-communicable-disease-report.html | access-date = 21 October 2019 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191021163126/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2012-38/canada-communicable-disease-report.html | archive-date = 21 October 2019 }}</ref>


The vaccines Cervarix, Gardasil, and Gardasil 9 are authorized for use in Canada,<ref name="canada-imm-guide">{{Cite web |date=May 2017 |title=Human papillomavirus vaccine: Canadian Immunization Guide |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-4-active-vaccines/page-9-human-papillomavirus-vaccine.html |access-date=11 January 2023 |website=Public Health Agency of Canada |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234029/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-4-active-vaccines/page-9-human-papillomavirus-vaccine.html |url-status=live }}</ref> with Gardasil 9 the primary vaccine used.<ref name="canada-access2022">{{Cite web |date=November 2022 |title=HPV vaccine access in Canada, 2022 |url=https://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/topics/hpv-vaccine-access-2022/ |access-date=11 January 2023 |website=Canadian Partnership Against Cancer |language=en-US |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234029/https://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/topics/hpv-vaccine-access-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> All provinces and territories (except Quebec) administer Gardasil 9 on a two or three-dose schedule: individuals under age 15 are given two doses, while individuals who are immunocompromised, living with HIV, or age 15+ are given three doses. Quebec provides two doses to individuals under 18 years (the first dose is Gardasil 9, and the second dose is Cervarix) and three doses of Gardasil 9 to people age 18+.<ref name="canada-access2022" />
===Canada===

Canada has approved use of Gardasil.<ref></ref> Initiating and funding free vaccination programs has been left to individual Province/Territory Governments. In the provinces of ], ], ] and ],<ref></ref> free vaccinations to protect women against HPV were slated to begin in September 2007 and will be offered to girls ages 11–14. Similar vaccination programs are being planned in ] and ].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=McGuinty Government Launches Life-Saving HPV Immunization Program: | date=2007-08-02 | publisher=] | url =http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/news/Product.asp?ProductID=1552&Lang=EN | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-02 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=HPV Immunization Launched | date=2007-06-20 | publisher=] | url =http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20070620002 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-02 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=British Columbia To Launch Program To Provide HPV Vaccine to Sixth-Grade Girls Next Fall if Approved, Official Says | date=2007-08-09 | publisher=] | url =http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=46766 | work =Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-02 | language = }}</ref>
The administration of free vaccination programs is provided by individual province and territory governments. All provincial and territorial governments offer free vaccination for school-aged children, irrespective of gender.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/vaccination-children/when-to-vaccinate.html | title=Vaccines for children: Childhood vaccination schedule | date=17 April 2018 | access-date=11 September 2023 | archive-date=11 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911032046/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/vaccination-children/when-to-vaccinate.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The school grades in which the vaccine is provided varies by province and territory: grade 4 and secondary 3 (Quebec); grade 6 (British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon); grades 6 and 9 (Alberta); grades 4-6 (Northwest Territories); or grade 7 (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario).<ref name="canada-access2022" /> Publicly funded HPV vaccines are also provided in certain provinces and territories for other groups of people, such as men who have sex with men, individuals living with HIV, and individuals who identify as transgender. Individuals who do not qualify for any of the publicly funded programs can privately purchase the three-dose HPV vaccine series for $510 to $630.<ref name="canada-access2022" />
The cost for the 3 required shots is reported to be $510.00 .{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

=====China=====
GlaxoSmithKline China announced in 2016, that Cervarix (HPV vaccine 16 and 18) had been approved by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA).<ref>{{cite press release |title=GSK announces Cervarix approved in China to help protect women from cervical cancer |website=GlaxoSmithKline |date=18 July 2016 |url=http://www.gsk-china.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/2016/gsk-announces-cervarix-approved-in-china-to-help-protect-women-from-cervical-cancer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724055754/http://www.gsk-china.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/2016/gsk-announces-cervarix-approved-in-china-to-help-protect-women-from-cervical-cancer/ |archive-date=24 July 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> Cervarix is registered in China for girls aged 9 to 45, adopting 3-dose program within 6 months.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Cervarix is approved for cervical cancer prevention in female population aged 9-45 years in mainland China |website=GlaxoSmithKline |date=29 May 2018 |url=http://www.gsk-china.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/2018/cervarix-is-approved-for-cervical-cancer-prevention-in-female-population-aged-9-45-years-in-mainland-china |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331184428/http://www.gsk-china.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/2018/cervarix-is-approved-for-cervical-cancer-prevention-in-female-population-aged-9-45-years-in-mainland-china |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> Cervarix was launched in China in 2017, and it was the first approved HPV vaccine in China.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Cervarix, first vaccine for cervical cancer prevention in mainland China, has officially launched |website=GlaxoSmithKline |date=31 July 2017 |url=http://www.gsk-china.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/2017/cervarix-first-vaccine-for-cervical-cancer-prevention-in-mainland-china-has-officially-launched/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904162746/http://www.gsk-china.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/2017/cervarix-first-vaccine-for-cervical-cancer-prevention-in-mainland-china-has-officially-launched/ |archive-date=4 September 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>

=====Colombia=====
The vaccine was introduced in 2012, approved for girls aged 9.<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = Carvajal Pineda L |title=Girón ya está vacunando contra el papiloma humano |url=http://www.vanguardia.com/santander/area-metropolitana/172741-giron-ya-esta-vacunando-contra-el-papiloma-humano |access-date=29 July 2015 |work=Vanguardia |date=4 September 2012 |language=es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062949/http://www.vanguardia.com/santander/area-metropolitana/172741-giron-ya-esta-vacunando-contra-el-papiloma-humano |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Vacuna contra el Papiloma Humano será gratuita |url=http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/actualidad/vacuna-contra-el-papiloma-humano-sera-gratuita/20130503/nota/1892388.aspx |access-date=29 July 2015 |work=Caracol Radio |issue=Actualidad |publisher=Prisa Radio |date=3 May 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The HPV vaccine was initially offered to girls aged 9 and older, and attending the fourth grade of school. Since 2013 the age of coverage was extended to girls in school from grade four (who have reached the age of 9) to grade eleven (independent of age); and no schooling from age 9–17 years 11 months and 29 days old.<ref>{{cite web |last1=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=ABC VPH vaccine |url=http://www.minsalud.gov.co/Paginas/ABC-de-la-vacuna-contra-el-cancer-cuello-uterino.aspx |website=www.minsalud.gov.co |access-date=29 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804084811/http://www.minsalud.gov.co/Paginas/ABC-de-la-vacuna-contra-el-cancer-cuello-uterino.aspx |archive-date=4 August 2015}}</ref><!--Please keep the list of countries in this table alphabetized. -->
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=====Costa Rica=====
Since June 2019, the vaccine has been administered compulsorily by the state, free of charge to girls at ten years of age.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ticotimes.net/2019/04/25/costa-rica-to-begin-administering-hpv-vaccine |title=Costa Rica to begin administering HPV vaccine |website=The Tico Times Costa Rica |date=25 April 2019 |access-date=14 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615053347/https://ticotimes.net/2019/04/25/costa-rica-to-begin-administering-hpv-vaccine |archive-date=15 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ticotimes.net/2019/06/04/costa-rica-begins-nationwide-hpv-vaccination-campaign |title=Costa Rica begins nationwide HPV vaccination campaign |website=The Tico Times Costa Rica |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=14 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612032316/https://ticotimes.net/2019/06/04/costa-rica-begins-nationwide-hpv-vaccination-campaign |archive-date=12 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=====Europe=====
As of 2020, the ] (ECDC) reports that the vaccine uptake among females is the following:<ref name=ECDC2020p.6>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Guidance-on-HPV-vaccination-in-EU-countries2020-03-30.pdf |title=European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Guidance on HPV vaccination in EU countries: focus on boys, people living with HIV and 9-valent HPV vaccine introduction, 2020. Stockholm: ECDC; 2020. p.6 |access-date=22 September 2024 |archive-date=10 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710202331/https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Guidance-on-HPV-vaccination-in-EU-countries2020-03-30.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
<blockquote>Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK have reported national coverage above 70%. In some countries, including France and Germany, coverage has been consistently below 50%, though recently increasing in France.</blockquote><ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>


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| align=center | 2006 | align="center" |2006
| align=center | M/F | align="center" |M/F<ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>
| align=center | 9-15 | align="center" |10–12
|Fully financed by national health authorities<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/gesundheit/beratung-vorsorge/impfen/kalender/schulkinder.html |title=Impfkalender für Schulkinder |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924040825/https://www.wien.gv.at/gesundheit/beratung-vorsorge/impfen/kalender/schulkinder.html |archive-date=24 September 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> for everyone age 9 to 20 years<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2023 |title=Free HPV vaccination to start in February |url=https://austrianpress.com/2023/01/29/free-hpv-vaccination-to-start-in-february/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Austrian News |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Fully financed by patient
|Voluntary immunization
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| align=center | 2007 | align="center" |2007
| align=center | | align="center" |M/F<ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>
| align=center | 10-13 | align="center" |10–13
| Financed 75% by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities
|Mandatory; part of the national immunization schedule
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| align="center" |20 May 2016
| align="center" |M/F<ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>
| align="center" |12
|Fully financed by national health authorities
|Voluntary immunization for women not yet sexually active
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| align="center" |]<ref>{{cite news |title=Childhood vaccination programme |url=https://en.ssi.dk/vaccination/the-danish-childhood-vaccination-programme |access-date=28 November 2019 |work=en.ssi.dk |publisher=National Institute for Health Data and Disease Control |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128134318/https://en.ssi.dk/vaccination/the-danish-childhood-vaccination-programme |archive-date=28 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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| align=center | 2007 | align="center" |1 January 2009
| align=center | M/F | align="center" |M/F<ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>
| align=center | 9-26 (M)/9-45 (F) | align="center" |12
| Financed by the provincial health authorities. |Fully financed by national health authorities
|Part of the Danish Childhood Vaccination program
| Currently free for girls born 1987 or later.<ref>http://immunizebc.ca/diseases-vaccinations/hpv</ref>
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| align=center | ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ssi.dk/English/News/News/2010/HPV%20vaccination%20Coverage.aspx|title=HPV vaccination: Coverage|publisher=National Institute for Health Data and Disease Control|date=18 February 2010|accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> | align="center" |]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://stm.fi/en/hpv-vaccinations |title=HPV vaccination: Coverage |date=18 February 2010 |access-date=25 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426060333/http://stm.fi/en/hpv-vaccinations |archive-date=26 April 2017 |url-status=dead |publisher=Ministry of Social Affairs and Health}}</ref>
| align="center" |21 November 2013 for female, 20 May 2020 for male<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rokotustieto.fi/en/news/hpv-vaccine-will-now-also-be-offered-boys |title=HPV vaccine will now also be offered to boys |date=20 May 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020 |publisher=Lääketietokeskus |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809113239/https://www.rokotustieto.fi/en/news/hpv-vaccine-will-now-also-be-offered-boys |url-status=live }}</ref>
| align=center | 1 January 2009
| align=center | F | align="center" |M/F<ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>
| align=center | 12 | align="center" |11–12
| Fully financed by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities
| Part of the Danish Childhood Vaccination program |Part of the Finnish National Vaccination program
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| align=center | ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.service-public.fr/actualites/00589.html|title=Cancer of the cervix: reimbursement of Gardasil|date=17 July 2007|accessdate=10 August 2013|language=French}}</ref> | align="center" |]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.service-public.fr/actualites/00589.html |title=Cancer of the cervix: reimbursement of Gardasil |date=17 July 2007 |access-date=10 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218134743/http://www.service-public.fr/actualites/00589.html |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=dead |language=fr}}</ref>
| align=center | 11 July 2007 | align="center" |11 July 2007
| align=center | F | align="center" |F
| align=center | 14-23 | align="center" |14–23
| Financed 65% by national health authorities |Financed 65% by national health authorities
| Voluntary immunization for women not yet sexually active |Voluntary immunization for women not yet sexually active
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| align=center | ]<ref name=gerita >{{cite news|url=http://www.vaccinerx.com/news/cervical-cancer/gardasil-merck-hpv-vaccine-gets-german-and-italian-approval-for-girls-20070326-149-26.html|title=Gardasil, Merck HPV Vaccine, Gets German And Italian Approval For Girls|last1=Fagbire|first1=O. J.|publisher=Vaccine Rx|date=26 March 2007|accessdate=10 August 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070928024949/http://www.vaccinerx.com/news/cervical-cancer/gardasil-merck-hpv-vaccine-gets-german-and-italian-approval-for-girls-20070326-149-26.html|archivedate=28 September 2007}}</ref> | align="center" |]<ref name="gerita2">{{cite news |url=http://www.vaccinerx.com/news/cervical-cancer/gardasil-merck-hpv-vaccine-gets-german-and-italian-approval-for-girls-20070326-149-26.html |title=Gardasil, Merck HPV Vaccine, Gets German And Italian Approval For Girls | vauthors = Fagbire OJ |date=26 March 2007 |access-date=10 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928024949/http://www.vaccinerx.com/news/cervical-cancer/gardasil-merck-hpv-vaccine-gets-german-and-italian-approval-for-girls-20070326-149-26.html |archive-date=28 September 2007 |publisher=Vaccine Rx }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HPV-Impfung jetzt auch für Jungen Kassenleistung |url=https://www.kbv.de/html/1150_38383.php |publisher=Kassenärztliche Vereinigung |access-date=18 November 2020 |language=de |date=6 December 2018 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201211856/https://www.kbv.de/html/1150_38383.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
| align=center | 26 March 2007 | align="center" |26 March 2007
| align=center | | align="center" |M/F<ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>
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|Fully financed by mandatory health insurance
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|Voluntary immunization
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| align="center" |]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.iatronet.gr/article.asp?art_id=4247 |title=Vaccination against HPV in Greece | vauthors = Karakitsos P |date=7 March 2008 |access-date=10 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430110429/http://www.iatronet.gr/article.asp?art_id=4247 |archive-date=30 April 2013 |url-status=dead |language=el}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fskilkis.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=2. |title=The vaccine against cervical cancer and Cervarix vs Gardasil |date=12 February 2008 |access-date=10 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613173032/http://www.fskilkis.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=2. |archive-date=13 June 2013 |url-status=live |language=el}}</ref>
| align="center" |12 February 2007
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| align="center" |12–26
|Fully financed by national health authorities
|Mandatory for all girls entering 7th grade
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| align="center" |]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.antsz.hu/felso_menu/temaink/jarvany/hpv_2018/hpv_gyik_2018.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226014721/https://www.antsz.hu/felso_menu/temaink/jarvany/hpv_2018/hpv_gyik_2018.html |url-status=live |title=Kérdések és válaszok a HPV elleni védőoltásról |archive-date=26 February 2024 |website=www.antsz.hu |date=4 September 2018 |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |September 2014 for females<ref name=VaccinesHungary2017>{{Cite journal |title=Young Hungarian Students' Knowledge about HPV and Their Attitude Toward HPV Vaccination (March 2017) |date=2016 |pmc=5371737 |journal=Vaccines |volume=5 |issue=1 |page=1 |doi=10.3390/vaccines5010001 |doi-access=free |pmid=28036070 | vauthors = Balla BC, Terebessy A, Tóth E, Balázs P }}</ref> and 2020 for males<ref name=HPVCentreHungary>{{Cite web |url=https://hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/HUN_FS.pdf |title=Hungary: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2023 |access-date=22 September 2024 |archive-date=22 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922225256/https://hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/HUN_FS.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| align="center" |M/F<ref name=HPVCentreHungary/>
| align="center" |12-13<ref name=VaccinesHungary2017/>
|Fully financed by national health authorities for 7th grade schoolgirls (12–13 years old).<ref name=VaccinesHungary2017/><ref name=ECDCHungary2020>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Guidance-on-HPV-vaccination-in-EU-countries2020-03-30.pdf |title=European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Guidance on HPV vaccination in EU countries: focus on boys, people living with HIV and 9-valent HPV vaccine introduction, 2020. Stockholm: ECDC; 2020. p.7 |access-date=22 September 2024 |archive-date=10 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710202331/https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Guidance-on-HPV-vaccination-in-EU-countries2020-03-30.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Several local governments have decided to pursue their own earlier initiative, thus providing the vaccine to those who are not eligible for the national vaccination programme due to their age.<ref name=ECDCHungary2020/> Subsidised by some local councils for 13- and 14-year-olds.
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| align="center" |]<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/hpv-vaccine-to-be-offered-to-boys-from-start-of-school-year-in-2019-1.3723594 |title=HPV vaccine to be offered to boys from start of school year in 2019 | vauthors = Cullen P |newspaper=] |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904222847/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/hpv-vaccine-to-be-offered-to-boys-from-start-of-school-year-in-2019-1.3723594 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| align=center | ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Vaccination against HPV in Greece|author=Karakitsos, P.|url=http://www.iatronet.gr/article.asp?art_id=4247|newspaper=|date=7 March 2008|accessdate=10 August 2013|language=Greek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The vaccine against cervical cancer and Cervarix vs Gardasil|author=|url=http://www.fskilkis.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=2.|newspaper=|date=12 February 2008|accessdate=10 August 2013|language=Greek}}</ref>
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| align=center | F | align="center" |M/F<ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>
| align=center | 12-26 | align="center" |12–13
| Fully financed by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities
|Offered to males and females in the first year of secondary school. Non-mandatory. HPV vaccination was introduced to the national immunisation scheme for males in 2019.
| Mandatory for all girls entering 7th grade
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| Fully financed by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities initially for girls only. Offered to boys from 2017.
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| Fully financed by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities
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| Fully financed by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities
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| align=center | 2008 | align="center" |2009
| align=center | | align="center" |M/F<ref name=ECDC2020p.6/>
| align=center | 12 | align="center" |10-18
|Fully financed by national health authorities Offered to boys starting from February 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lci.rivm.nl/richtlijnen/hpv-vaccinatie | title=HPV-vaccinatie &#124; LCI richtlijnen | access-date=26 July 2024 | archive-date=7 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007052828/https://lci.rivm.nl/richtlijnen/hpv-vaccinatie | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rivm.nl/hpv-humaan-papillomavirus | title=HPV - Humaan Papillomavirus &#124; RIVM | access-date=26 July 2024 | archive-date=1 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201015127/https://www.rivm.nl/hpv-humaan-papillomavirus | url-status=live }}</ref>
| Fully financed by national health authorities
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| align=center | 2009 | align="center" |2009
| align=center | F | align="center" |F
| align=center | 12 | align="center" |12
| Fully financed by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities
| Mandatory; part of the national immunization schedule |Mandatory; part of the national immunization schedule
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| align=center | 2009 | align="center" |2009
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| align=center | 12-13 | align="center" |12–13
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| align=center | 2009 | align="center" |2007
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| Part of the national immunization program |Part of the national immunization program for both boys and girls
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| align=center | 13 | align="center" |10-18
| Fully financed by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities
|Part of the national immunization program, but not mandatory for 10–14 years old girls until August 2021, up to 18 years old as of 3 September 2021
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| Fully financed by national health authorities |Fully financed by national health authorities
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| align="center" |]<ref>{{cite web |date=18 February 2022 |title=Vaccination programmes |url=https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/vaccination-programmes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712161621/https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/vaccination-programmes |archive-date=12 July 2022 |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=Folkhälsomyndigheten |publisher=The Public Health Agency of Sweden |language=en}}</ref>
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| align="center" |2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2022 |title=Statistik för HPV-vaccinationer — Folkhälsomyndigheten |url=https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/folkhalsorapportering-statistik/statistikdatabaser-och-visualisering/vaccinationsstatistik/statistik-for-hpv-vaccinationer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602222617/https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/folkhalsorapportering-statistik/statistikdatabaser-och-visualisering/vaccinationsstatistik/statistik-for-hpv-vaccinationer/ |archive-date=2 June 2022 |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=Folkhälsomyndigheten |language=sv}}</ref>
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|The school-based vaccination program is fully financed by national health authorities, initially for girls only. Offered to all children in fifth grade from August 2020 (boys born in 2009 are included).<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2022 |title=Vaccin mot humant papillomvirus (HPV) — Folkhälsomyndigheten |url=https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vacciner-a-o/humant-papillomvirus-hpv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026122603/https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vacciner-a-o/humant-papillomvirus-hpv/ |archive-date=26 October 2022 |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=Folkhälsomyndigheten |language=sv}}</ref>
| Fully financed by national health authorities
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| align=center | ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/hem/mest-efterfragat/allmanna-vaccinationsprogrammet/|title=Information om det allmänna barnvaccinationsprogrammet|publisher=Smittskyddsinstitutet|accessdate=10 August 2013|language=Swedish}}</ref>
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|Fully financed by national health authorities initially for girls only. Offered to boys aged 12 and 13 years from September 2019.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 2019 |title=Boys aged 12 and 13 years to be offered HPV vaccine from September 2019, PHE announces |url=https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/boys-aged-12-and-13-years-to-be-offered-hpv-vaccine-from-september-2019-phe-announces |url-status=live |journal=] |volume=303 |issue=7927 |doi=10.1211/PJ.2019.20206777 |s2cid=239219776 |issn=2053-6186 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809103909/https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/boys-aged-12-and-13-years-to-be-offered-hpv-vaccine-from-september-2019-phe-announces |archive-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> The HPV vaccine is available for free on the NHS up until a person's 25th birthday if they were eligible and missed the HPV vaccine offered in Year 8 at school,:<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=31 July 2019|title=HPV vaccine overview|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hpv-human-papillomavirus-vaccine/|access-date=5 February 2022|website=nhs.uk|language=en|archive-date=1 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101134126/https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hpv-human-papillomavirus-vaccine/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Also fully financed by national health authorities since 2018 for men aged up to and including 45 years of age who have sex with other men (MSM) when they visit sexual health clinics and HIV clinics in England. Trans women (people who were assigned male at birth) are eligible in the same way as MSM if their risk of getting HPV is similar to the risk of MSM who are eligible for the HPV vaccine. Trans men (people who were assigned female at birth) are eligible if they have sex with other men and are aged 45 or under.<ref name=":5" />
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|Offered to males and females in the second year of secondary school, as well as at sexual health and HIV clinics in England. Non-mandatory.
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====United Kingdom==== ====Hong Kong====
HPV vaccines are approved for use in Hong Kong. As part of the Hong Kong Childhood Immunisation Programme, HPV vaccines became mandatory for students in the 2019/2020 school year, exclusively for females at primary 5 and 6 levels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/102146.html |title=Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health - About human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination |website=www.chp.gov.hk |access-date=15 August 2020 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308171607/https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/102146.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the UK the vaccine is licensed for girls aged 9 to 15, for women aged 16 to 26, and for boys aged 9–15.<ref name=GayJab>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6342105.stm|title=Gay men seek 'female cancer' jab|publisher=]|date=2007-02-23 | first=Michelle | last=Roberts}}</ref>


===== India =====
HPV vaccination with Cervarix was introduced into the national immunisation programme in September 2008, for girls aged 12–13 across the UK. A two-year catch up campaign started in Autumn 2009 to vaccinate all girls up to 18 years of age. Catch up vaccination will be offered to:
HPV vaccine (both Gardasil and Cervarix) was introduced in Indian markets in 2008, but it is yet to be included in the country's universal immunization programme. In Punjab and Sikkim (states of India), it is included in the state immunization program and the coverage is up to 97% of targeted girls.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India resolves to reduce cervical cancer by vaccinating girls |url=https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/india-resolves-reduce-cervical-cancer-vaccinating-girls |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=www.gavi.org |language=en}}</ref> HPV vaccination has been recommended by the ], but has not been implemented in India as of 2018.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Das M | title = Cervical cancer vaccine controversy in India | journal = The Lancet. Oncology | volume = 19 | issue = 2 | pages = e84 | date = February 2018 | pmid = 29413482 | doi = 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30018-4 }}</ref>
* girls aged between 16 and 18 from autumn 2009, and
* girls aged between 15 and 17 from autumn 2010.


In 2023, Serum Institute of India (SII) developed a new vaccine Cervavax targeting HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18. The newly developed vaccine shows equal capability to Merck's Gardasil 9. Cervavax vaccine isn't commercially available yet.<ref>Schiller, J. T., & Kreimer, A. R. (2023). . The Lancet Oncology, 24(12), 1288-1289.</ref> In 2024, the HPV vaccine drive was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of Nari Shakti ("Women Power") campaign but hasn't been implemented yet. The vaccine is commercially available in the market at a price between ₹ 3,000 ($35) and ₹ 15,000 ($180).
By the end of the catch up campaign, all girls under 18 will have been offered the HPV vaccine.


===== Ireland =====
From September 2012, Gardasil will replace Cervarix as the HPV vaccination of choice due to its added protection against genital warts.
The HPV vaccination programme in Ireland is part of the national strategy to protect females from ]. Since 2009, the ] has offered the HPV vaccine, free of charge, to all girls from the first year onwards (ages 12–13). Secondary schools began implementing the vaccine program on an annual basis from September 2010 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/vaccinepreventable/vaccination/immunisationuptakestatistics/hpvimmunisationuptakestatistics/File,16039,en.pdf |title=HSPC HPV vaccine uptake in Ireland |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232554/http://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/vaccinepreventable/vaccination/immunisationuptakestatistics/hpvimmunisationuptakestatistics/File,16039,en.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The programme was expanded to include males in 2019.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |url=https://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/110568/XPDFFile16404en.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y |title=HSE Guidelines for staff HPV second level school vaccination campaign |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232834/https://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/110568/XPDFFile16404en.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y |archive-date=11 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Two HPV vaccines are licensed for use in Ireland: ] and ]. To ensure high uptake, the vaccine is administered to teenagers aged 12–13 in their first year of secondary school, with the first dose administered between September and October and the final dose in April of the following year.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/hcpinfo/othervaccines/hpv/hpv.html |title=HPV |website=HSE.ie |access-date=11 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112044222/https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/hcpinfo/othervaccines/hpv/hpv.html |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Males and females aged 12–13 who are outside of the traditional school setting (home school, etc.) are invited to ] clinics for their vaccines. HPV vaccination in Ireland is not mandatory and consent is obtained before vaccination.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12" /> For males and females aged 16 and under, consent is granted by a parent or guardian unless it is explicitly refused by the child. Any male or female aged 16 and over may provide their own consent if they want to be vaccinated.<ref name=":12" /> ] has stated the vaccine will provide further protection, particularly to men who have sex with men. The vaccine has been extended following evidence that 25% of HPV cancers occur in men.<ref name=":03">{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/hpv-vaccine-to-be-offered-to-boys-from-start-of-school-year-in-2019-1.3723594 |title=Irish times- HPV vaccine to be offered to boys from start of school year in 2019 |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208155442/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/hpv-vaccine-to-be-offered-to-boys-from-start-of-school-year-in-2019-1.3723594 |archive-date=8 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, ] is aiming to replace the current vaccination, which covers 4 major HPV strains, with an updated vaccine protecting against nine strains. The cost with the "gender-neutral nine-talent" vaccine is estimated to be nearly €11.66&nbsp;million over the next five years.<ref name=":02"/>


=====Israel=====
It will be many years before the vaccination programme has an effect upon cervical cancer incidence so women are advised to continue accepting their invitations for cervical screening.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/index.html | title = NHS Cervical Screening Program | accessdate = 2008-06-26}}</ref>
Introduced in 2012. Target age group 13–14. Fully financed by national health authorities only for this age group. For the year 2013–2014, girls in the eighth grade may get the vaccine free of charge only in school, and not in Ministry of Health offices or clinics. Girls in the ninth grade may receive the vaccine free of charge only at Ministry of Health offices, and not in schools or clinics.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.health.gov.il/English/SearchResults/Pages/GlobalSearch.aspx | title = health.gov.il | location = Israel | work = Ministry of Health | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029123205/http://www.health.gov.il/English/SearchResults/Pages/GlobalSearch.aspx| archive-date = 29 October 2013}}</ref> Religious and conservative groups are expected to refuse the vaccination.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Health-Ministry-decides-to-offer-free-HPV-vaccine-to-13-year-old-girls-328276 |title=Health Ministry decides to offer free HPV vaccine to 13-year-old girls &#124; JPost &#124; Israel News | vauthors = Siegel J |date=9 October 2013 |publisher=JPost |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202044011/http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Health-Ministry-decides-to-offer-free-HPV-vaccine-to-13-year-old-girls-328276 |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=29 December 2013 }}</ref>


===Israel=== =====Japan=====
The quadrivalent vaccine has been approved for males and the 9-valent one for females.<ref></ref> Since 2010, young women in Japan have been eligible to receive the cervical cancer vaccination for free.<ref name="Japan2013">{{cite news|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201306150057|title=Health ministry withdraws recommendation for cervical cancer vaccine |date=15 June 2013|newspaper=The Asahi Shimbun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619025016/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201306150057|archive-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> In June 2013, the Japanese ] mandated that, before administering the vaccine, medical institutions must inform women that the ministry does not recommend it.<ref name="Japan2013" /> However, the vaccine is still available at no cost to Japanese women who choose to accept the vaccination.<ref name="Japan2013" /> It is widely available only since April 2013. Fully financed by national health authorities to females aged 11 to 16 years. In June 2013, however, Japan's Vaccine Adverse Reactions Review Committee (VARRC) suspended the recommendation of the vaccine due to fears of adverse events. This directive has been criticized by researchers at the ] as a failure of governance since the decision was taken without the presentation of adequate scientific evidence.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gilmour S, Kanda M, Kusumi E, Tanimoto T, Kami M, Shibuya K | title = HPV vaccination programme in Japan | journal = Lancet | volume = 382 | issue = 9894 | pages = 768 | date = August 2013 | pmid = 23993189 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61831-0 | s2cid = 40619281 }}</ref> At the time, Ministry spokespeople emphasized that "The decision does not mean that the vaccine itself is problematic from the viewpoint of safety," but that they wanted time to conduct analyses on possible adverse effects, "to offer information that can make the people feel more at ease."<ref name="Mulcahy2013">{{cite news | vauthors = Mulcahy N |title=Japan Withdraws HPV Vaccine Recommendation for Girls |url=https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806645 |access-date=17 May 2020 |work=] |date=25 June 2013 |archive-date=23 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423180959/https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806645 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the suspension of the Ministry's endorsement was still in place as of February 2019, by which time the HPV vaccination rate among younger women fell from approximately 70% in 2013 to 1% or less.<ref name="Ikeda2019">{{cite journal | vauthors = Ikeda S, Ueda Y, Yagi A, Matsuzaki S, Kobayashi E, Kimura T, Miyagi E, Sekine M, Enomoto T, Kudoh K | title = HPV vaccination in Japan: what is happening in Japan? | journal = Expert Review of Vaccines | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 323–325 | date = April 2019 | pmid = 30768373 | doi = 10.1080/14760584.2019.1584040 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Over an overlapping time period (2009–2019), the age-adjusted mortality rate from cervical cancer increased by 9.6%.<ref name="Ikeda2019"/> Japan to Resume Active Promotion of HPV Vaccinations in April 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japan to Resume Active Promotion of HPV Vaccinations in April |url=https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/16360 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=] |date=26 November 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128135918/https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/16360 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Finally we can protect women': Japan's HPV vaccine battle |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/finally-protect-women-japans-hpv-025214302.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAItWrEEBphE__k51pSYRm4Fwc89sX6fQLsT9IC7fEDQa96ym64moGw97mwxmniV93oSjoweQt7LDVTzgKXh-obP33kcUhks85muw5V59J9-AP9TyhdWI3v0qhZcrasMFVZB5tDr4rP8gIknu8MPKijwd8R4g1MX6SwyxjdJmPFNB |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=] |date=31 March 2022 |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422000238/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/finally-protect-women-japans-hpv-025214302.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAItWrEEBphE__k51pSYRm4Fwc89sX6fQLsT9IC7fEDQa96ym64moGw97mwxmniV93oSjoweQt7LDVTzgKXh-obP33kcUhks85muw5V59J9-AP9TyhdWI3v0qhZcrasMFVZB5tDr4rP8gIknu8MPKijwd8R4g1MX6SwyxjdJmPFNB |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2021, the ] has decided to allow free vaccines to women born between fiscal year 1997 and 2005 after eight-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japan to allow free HPV vaccines to women born FY1997-2005 after 8-year hiatus |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211224/p2a/00m/0li/019000c |access-date=28 December 2021 |work=] |date=24 December 2021 |archive-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228145712/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211224/p2a/00m/0li/019000c |url-status=live }}</ref> A panel of Japan's ] agreed to give women (born between fiscal 1997 and fiscal 2005), free vaccinations, if they missed the country's free vaccination program.<ref>{{cite news|title=Japan to Give Free HPV Vaccinations to Those Who Missed Them|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2021111500997/|access-date=4 February 2022|work=nippon.com|date=15 November 2021|archive-date=15 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115134735/https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2021111500997/|url-status=live}}</ref> 225,993 girls were vaccinated for the first round of routine vaccination in 2022, and the vaccination rate was 42.2%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/10906000/001128683.pdf|title=HPVワクチンに関する調査結果等について Survey results, etc. regarding HPV vaccines|work=Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan|date=1 August 2023|access-date=2 August 2023|archive-date=2 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802150409/https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/10906000/001128683.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine reported the first vaccination rate and cumulative first vaccination rate for each year of birth in 2022 at a meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. For 12-year-old girls born in 2010, the rate was 2.8%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/10601000/001198130.pdf|title=HPV ワクチンの接種状況に関する検討|trans-title=HPV Consideration of HPV vaccination status|work=Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan|date=26 June 2024|access-date=20 February 2024|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205071058/https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/10601000/001198130.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
Introduced in 2012. Target age group 13 - 14. Fully financed by national health authorities only for this age group. For the year 2013 - 2014, girls in the eighth grade may get the vaccine free of charge only in school, and not in Ministry of Health offices or clinics. Girls in the ninth grade may receive the vaccine free of charge only at Ministry of Health offices, and not in schools or clinics.<ref>http://www.health.gov.il/English/SearchResults/Pages/GlobalSearch.aspx</ref> Religious and conservative groups are expected to refuse the vaccination. <ref>http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Health-Ministry-decides-to-offer-free-HPV-vaccine-to-13-year-old-girls-328276</ref>


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===Japan===
Introduced in 2010, widely available only since April 2013. Fully financed by national health authorities. In June 2013, however, Japan's Vaccine Adverse Reactions Review Committee (VARRC) suspended recommendation of the vaccine due to fears of adverse events. This directive has been criticized by researchers at the ] as a failure of governance since the decision was taken without presentation of adequate scientific evidence.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61831-0|noedit}}</ref>


===Kenya=== =====Laos=====
In 2013, ] began implementation of the HPV vaccine, with the assistance of ].<ref name=GAVI2013/>
Both Cervarix and Gardasil are approved for use within ] by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. However, at a cost of 20,000 Kenyan shillings, which is more than the average annual income for a family, the director of health promotion in the Ministry of Health, Nicholas Muraguri, states that many Kenyans are unable to afford the vaccine.<ref name="Cervarix Marketing in Kenya"/>


===Laos=== =====Malaysia=====
In 2010, Malaysia launched a national vaccination program to provide three doses of HPV vaccines to all 13-year-old girls. In 2015, the program transitioned to a two-dose regimen.<ref name="NCBI">{{cite journal | vauthors = Wong LP, Alias H, Lim SH | title = Factors Influencing HPV Vaccine Intentions in Malaysian Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Cross-Sectional Study in Malaysia | journal = Pathogens | volume = 12 | issue = 10 | page = 1261 | date = October 2023 | pmid = 37887777 | pmc = 10610168 | doi = 10.3390/pathogens12101261 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
In 2013 ] began implementation of the HPV vaccine, with the assistance of the Gavi Alliance.<ref name="gavialliance.org"/>


High rates of school enrolment for 13-year-olds (96.0%) and retention of female students in secondary schools have made it possible for the HPV vaccination to be integrated into the School Health Service Program and ensure equal access to the HPV vaccine between urban and rural areas.<ref name="BMC Public Health">{{cite journal | vauthors = Muhamad NA, Buang SN, Jaafar S, Jais R, Tan PS, Mustapha N, Lodz NA, Aris T, Sulaiman LH, Murad S | title = Achieving high uptake of human papillomavirus vaccination in Malaysia through school-based vaccination programme | journal = BMC Public Health | volume = 18 | issue = 1 | pages = 1402 | date = December 2018 | pmid = 30577816 | pmc = 6303856 | doi = 10.1186/s12889-018-6316-6 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
===Mexico===
The vaccine was introduce in 2008 to 5% of the population. This percentage of the population had the lowest development index which leads to the highest incidence of cervical cancer.<ref name="Pan American Health Organization">{{cite web|title=New technologies for cervical cancer prevention: from scientific evidence to program planning.|url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6040a2.htm#tab|publisher=Pan American Health Organization|accessdate=4/18/2012}}</ref> The HPV vaccine is deliver to girls 12 – 16 years old following the 0-2-6 dosing schedule. By 2009 ] had expanded the vaccine use to girls, 9 –12 years of aged, the dose schedule in this group was different, the time elapse between the first and second dose was six months and the third dose 60 months later.<ref name="cdc.gov">{{cite web|title=Progress Toward Implementation of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination --- the Americas, 2006--2010|url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6040a2.htm#tab|publisher=Center for Disease and Control Prevention|accessdate=4/18/2012}}</ref> In 2011 Mexico approved a nationwide use of HPV vaccination program to include vaccination of all 9-year-old girls.<ref name="cdc.gov"/>


===New Zealand=== =====Mexico=====
The vaccine was introduced in 2008 to 5% of the population. This percentage of the population had the lowest development index which correlates with the highest incidence of cervical cancer.<ref name="Pan American Health Organization">{{cite web |title=New technologies for cervical cancer prevention: from scientific evidence to program planning. |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6040a2.htm#tab |publisher=Pan American Health Organization |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509061540/http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6040a2.htm#tab |archive-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> The HPV vaccine is delivered to girls 12 – 16 years old following the 0-2-6 dosing schedule. By 2009 ] had expanded the vaccine use to girls, 9–12 years of age, the dosing schedule in this group was different, the time elapsed between the first and second dose was six months, and the third dose 60 months later.<ref name="cdc.gov">{{cite web |title=Progress Toward Implementation of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination—the Americas, 2006–2010 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6040a2.htm#tab |publisher=Center for Disease and Control Prevention |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509061540/http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6040a2.htm#tab |archive-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> In 2011 Mexico approved a nationwide use of HPV vaccination program to include vaccination of all 9-year-old girls.<ref name="cdc.gov"/>
The publicly funded New Zealand HPV Immunisation Programme began on 1 September 2008. Gardasil is available free for ] girls and young women born on or after 1 January 1990 through general practices, some family planning clinics and participating schools. HPV immunization is part of the regular immunization schedule for girls in year 8 at school (or age 12 if not delivered through a school-based programme). There is also a catch-up programme for older girls. Girls born in 1990 and 1991 have until 31 December 2011 to start the programme for free. Girls born from 1992 onwards have until their 20th birthday to start the programme for free. Over 82,000 New Zealand girls and young women have chosen to get the HPV immunisation in the programme's first year.<ref></ref>


===Panama=== =====New Zealand=====
Immunization as of 2017 is free for males and females aged 9 to 26 years.<ref name="NZQA">{{cite web |title=Questions and answers about HPV immunisation |url=https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/healthy-living/immunisation/immunisation-older-children/human-papillomavirus-hpv/questions-and-answers-about-hpv-immunisation |website=Ministry of Health NZ |access-date=24 November 2021 |url-status=live |date=29 September 2021 |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211753/https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/healthy-living/immunisation/immunisation-older-children/human-papillomavirus-hpv/questions-and-answers-about-hpv-immunisation }}</ref>
The vaccine was added to the national immunization program in 2008, to target girls in the population aged 10.<ref name="Pan American Health Organization"/> The vaccine is being administer by clinics and schools.<ref name="cdc.gov"/>


The public funding began on 1 September 2008. The vaccine was initially offered only to girls, usually through a school-based program in Year 8 (approximately age 12), but also through general practices and some family planning clinics. Over 200,000 New Zealand girls and young women have received HPV immunization.<ref name="NZQA"/>
===South Africa===
Cervical cancer represents the most common cause of cancer-related deaths - more than 3,000 deaths per year - among women in ] because of high ] prevalence, making introduction of the vaccine highly desirable.<ref name=southa1 >{{cite news|title=Life saving cancer vaccine will be difficult to implement|author=Green, A.|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2013-06-07-life-saving-cancer-vaccine-will-be-difficult-to-implement|newspaper=Mail & Guardian|date=7 June 2013|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> A ] program was established in 2000 to help screen for cervical cancer, but since this program has not been implemented widely, vaccination would offer more efficient form of prevention.<ref name=southa2 >{{cite journal|last1=Botha|first1=M. H.|last2=Dochez|first2=C.|year=2012|title=Introducing human papillomavirus vaccines into the health system in South Africa|journal=Vaccine|volume=30|issue=Suppl 3|pages=C28-34|publisher=Elsevier Ltd|doi=10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.03.032|pmid=22939017}}</ref> In May 2013 the ] of South Africa, ], announced the government would provide free HPV vaccines for girls aged 9 and 10 in the poorest 80% of schools starting in February 2014 and the fifth quintile later on.<ref name=southa3 >{{cite news|title=Schoolgirls to get cancer vaccine|author=SAPA|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/schoolgirls-to-get-cancer-vaccine-1.1516523#.UgLbJpI3uLU|newspaper=ioL News|date=15 May 2013|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> South Africa will be the first African country with an immunisation schedule that includes vaccines to protect people from HPV infection, but because the effectiveness of the vaccines in women who later become infected with HIV is not yet fully understood, it is difficult to assess how cost-effective the vaccine will be. Negotiations are currently underway for more affordable HPV vaccines since they are up to 10 times more expensive than others already included in the immunisation schedule.<ref name=southa1 /><ref name=southa3 />


===South Korea=== =====Panama=====
The vaccine was added to the national immunization program in 2008, to target 10-year-old girls.<ref name="Pan American Health Organization"/>
On July 27, 2007, ]n government approved Gardasil for use in girls and women aged 9 to 26 and boys aged 9 to 15.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msd-korea.com/content/corporate/news/announcement/company22-gardasil.html |title=가다실 제품 허가 공지 |date=2007-06-27 |accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> Approval for use in boys was based on safety and ] but not efficacy.


===Trinidad and Tobago=== =====South Korea=====
On 27 July 2007, ]n government approved Gardasil for use in girls and women aged 9 to 26 and boys aged 9 to 15.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msd-korea.com/content/corporate/news/announcement/company22-gardasil.html |title=가다실 제품 허가 공지 |date=27 June 2007 |access-date=6 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929191557/http://www.msd-korea.com/content/corporate/news/announcement/company22-gardasil.html |archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> Approval for use in boys was based on safety and ] but not efficacy.
Introduced in 2013. Target Group 9-26. Fully financed by national health authorities. Administration in schools currently suspended owing to objections and concerns raised by the Catholic Board, but fully available in local health centers.


Since 2016, HPV vaccination has been part of the National Immunization Program, offered free of charge to all children under 12 in South Korea, with costs fully covered by the Korean government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.kukinews.com/article/view.asp?arcid=0010258599&code=46111501&cp=nv |title=&#91;기획&#93; 어린이 자궁경부암 예방접종 무료…가다실 Vs 서바릭스 어떤 백신 도입될까 |date=18 January 2016 |access-date=27 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203030125/http://news.kukinews.com/article/view.asp?arcid=0010258599&code=46111501&cp=nv |archive-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>
===United States===
{{As of|2007|alt=As of late 2007}}, about one quarter of US females age 13–17 years had received at least one of the three HPV shots.<ref>{{cite news|title=1 in 4 U.S. teen girls got cervical cancer shot|author=Associated Press|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-10-09-hpv-cervical-vaccine_N.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=9 October 2008|accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref>


For 2016 only, Korean girls born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2004 were also eligible to receive the free vaccinations as a limited-time offer. From 2017, the free vaccines are available to those under 12 only.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapportian.com/n_news/news/view.html?no=26458 |title= "자궁경부암 백신 무료접종으로 공중보건 질적 향상 기대" - 라포르시안 |date=5 April 2016 |website=rapportian.com |access-date=7 May 2018 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828095440/https://www.rapportian.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=26458 |url-status=live }}</ref>
According to the US ] (CDC), getting as many girls vaccinated as early and as quickly as possible will reduce the cases of cervical cancer among middle-aged women in 30 to 40 years and reduce the transmission of this highly communicable infection. Barriers include the limited understanding by many people that HPV causes cervical cancer, the difficulty of getting pre-teens and teens into the doctor's office to get a shot, and the high cost of the vaccine ($120/dose, $360 total for the three required doses, plus the cost of doctor visits).<ref name=pmid_17380109 /><ref name=CDC:STDfactsheet />


=====Trinidad and Tobago=====
A survey was conducted in 2009 to gather information about knowledge and adoption of the HPV vaccine. Thirty percent of 13- to 17-year-olds and 9% of 18- to 26-year-olds out of the total 1,011 young women surveyed reported receipt of at least one HPV injection. Knowledge about HPV varied; however, 5% or fewer subjects believed that the HPV vaccine precluded the need for regular cervical cancer screening or safe-sex practices. Few girls and young women overestimate the protection provided by the vaccine. Despite moderate uptake, many females at risk of acquiring HPV have not yet received the vaccine.<ref name=caskey>{{cite journal|last=Caskey|first=R|coauthors=Lindau ST, Alexander GC|title=Knowledge and early adoption of the HPV vaccine among girls and young women: results of a national survey|journal=The Journal of Adolescent Health|year=2009|month=November|volume=45|issue=5|pages=453–462|pmid=19837351|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=19837351|accessdate=11/10/2011|doi=10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.04.021}}</ref>
Introduced in 2013. Target Group 9–26. Fully financed by national health authorities. But was suspended later on that year owing to objections and concerns raised by the Catholic Board, but fully available in local health centers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caribbeanmedicalnews.com/2013/12/hpv-vaccine-for-first-form-students-in-barbados-while-trinidad-suspends-the-same-in-schools/ |title=HPV vaccine for first form students in Barbados while Trinidad suspends the same in schools |work=Caribbean Medical News |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=1 December 2013 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027044600/https://caribbeanmedicalnews.com/2013/12/hpv-vaccine-for-first-form-students-in-barbados-while-trinidad-suspends-the-same-in-schools/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


=====United Arab Emirates=====
Since the approval of Gardasil in 2006 and despite low vaccine uptake, prevalence of HPV among teenagers aged 14–19 has been cut in half with an 88% reduction among vaccinated women. No decline in prevalence was observed in other age groups, indicating the vaccine to have been responsible for the sharp decline in cases. The drop in number of infections is expected to in turn lead to a decline in cervical and other HPV-related cancers in the future.<ref>{{cite news|title=Study: Vaccine against sexually transmitted HPV cut infections in teen girls by half|author=Stobbe, M.|url=http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/212186591.html|newspaper=Star Tribune|date=June 19, 2013|accessdate=August 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vaccine Against HPV Has Cut Infections In Teenage Girls|author=Knox, R.|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/19/193478716/vaccine-against-hpv-has-cut-infections-in-teenage-girls?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130619|newspaper=NPR|date=June 19, 2013|accessdate=June 21, 2013}}</ref>
The World Health Organization ranks cervical cancer as the fourth most frequent cancer among women in UAE, at 7.4 per 100,000 women,<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = D'Souza C |title=Cervical cancer vaccination could be mandatory in UAE |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/health/cervical-cancer-vaccination-could-be-mandatory-in-uae-1.1174754 |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=Gulf News |date=24 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916163940/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/health/cervical-cancer-vaccination-could-be-mandatory-in-uae-1.1174754 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and according to Abu Dhabi Health Authority, the cancer is also the seventh highest cause of death of women in the U.A.E.<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = Al Nowais S |title=Greater understanding of HPV in UAE may help reduce cervical cancer cases |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/greater-understanding-of-hpv-in-uae-may-help-reduce-cervical-cancer-cases-1.94278 |access-date=17 September 2018 |work=The National |date=21 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105308/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/greater-understanding-of-hpv-in-uae-may-help-reduce-cervical-cancer-cases-1.94278 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2007, the HPV vaccine was approved for girls and young women, 15 to 26 years of age, and offered optionally at hospitals and clinics.<ref>{{cite news |title=UAE gets cervical cancer vaccine |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20070107/ARTICLE/301079962/1002 |access-date=17 September 2018 |work=Khaleej Times |date=7 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105201/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20070107/ARTICLE/301079962/1002 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.haad.ae/simplycheck/tabid/73/Default.aspx |title=Prevention |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130440/https://www.haad.ae/simplycheck/tabid/73/Default.aspx |archive-date=16 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Moreover, starting 1 June 2013, the vaccine was offered free of charge for women between the ages of 18 and 26, in Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = Al Hassani Z |title=Free vaccination against cervical cancer for Abu Dhabi women |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/free-vaccination-against-cervical-cancer-for-abu-dhabi-women-1.316238 |access-date=17 September 2018 |work=The National |date=14 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105310/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/free-vaccination-against-cervical-cancer-for-abu-dhabi-women-1.316238 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, on 14 September 2018, the U.A.E's Ministry of Health and Community Protection announced that HPV vaccine became a mandatory part of the routine vaccinations for all girls in the U.A.E.<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = Al-Sabai W |title=قرار وزاري بإلزامية تطعيم سرطان عنق الرحم | trans-title = A ministerial decision mandating cervical cancer vaccination|url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/local-section/health/2018-09-15-1.1134633 |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=Emarat Alyoum |date=15 September 2018 |language=ar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915114151/https://www.emaratalyoum.com/local-section/health/2018-09-15-1.1134633 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The vaccine is to be administers to all school girls in the 8th grade girls, aged 13.<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = Al Ali I |title=Cervical cancer vaccination for Dubai schools |url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/90134988-8c9b-44a0-82e4-7834d7ecda42.aspx |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=Gulf Today |date=15 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180915143547/http://www.gulftoday.ae/portal/90134988-8c9b-44a0-82e4-7834d7ecda42.aspx |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
====Legislation====
Shortly after the first HPV vaccine was approved, bills to include the vaccine among those that are mandatory for school attendance were introduced in many states.<ref name=Schwartz>{{cite journal| journal = American Journal of Public Health | author = Schwartz | title = HPV Vaccination's Second Act: Promotion, Competition, and Compulsion | date = 2010 October | volume = 100| pmid = 20724671 | issue = 10| pages = 1841–4 | doi=10.2105/AJPH.2010.193060 }}</ref> Only two such bills passed (in Virginia and Washington DC) during the first four years after vaccine introduction.<ref name=Schwartz /> Mandates have been effective at increasing uptake of other vaccines, such as mumps, measles, rubella, and hepatitis B (which is also sexually transmitted).<ref name=CDC:STDfactsheet>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-young-women.htm |title=HPV Vaccine Information For Young Women|publisher= ] (CDC) |accessdate=2009-06-14}}</ref> However most such efforts developed for five or more years after vaccine release, while financing and supply were arranged, further safety data was gathered, and education efforts increased understanding, before mandates were considered.<ref name=Schwartz />


=====United Kingdom=====
Other measures that have been considered include requiring insurers to cover HPV vaccination, and funding HPV vaccines for those without insurance. The cost of the HPV vaccines for females under 18 who are uninsured is covered under the federal ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/index.html|title=Vaccines for Children Program (VFC)|publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> As of 23 September 2010, vaccines are required to be covered by insurers under the ]. HPV vaccines specifically are to be covered at no charge for women, including those who are pregnant or nursing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immunizationforwomen.org/practice_management/affordable_care_act|title=ACA Preventative Services Benefits for Women and Pregnant Women|website=Immunization for Women|accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref>
In the UK the vaccine is licensed for females aged 9–26, for males aged 9–15, and for ] aged 18–45.<ref name=GayJab>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6342105.stm |title=Gay men seek 'female cancer' jab |publisher=BBC |date=23 February 2007 | vauthors = Roberts M |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130110634/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6342105.stm |archive-date=30 January 2009 }}</ref>


HPV vaccination was introduced into the national immunisation programme in September 2008, for girls aged 12–13 across the UK. A two-year catch-up campaign started in Autumn 2009 to vaccinate all girls up to 18 years of age. Catch-up vaccination was offered to girls aged between 16 and 18 from autumn 2009, and girls aged between 15 and 17 from autumn 2010. It will be many years before the vaccination programme affects cervical cancer incidence so women are advised to continue accepting their invitations for cervical screening.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/index.html |title=NHS Cervical Screening Program |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914172627/http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/index.html |archive-date=14 September 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=26 June 2008}}</ref> ] up to and including the age of 45 became eligible for free HPV vaccination on the ] in April 2018. They get the vaccine by visiting sexual health clinics and HIV clinics in England.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hpv-human-papillomavirus-vaccine/ |title=HPV vaccine |date=9 May 2018 |website=nhs.uk |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101134126/https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hpv-human-papillomavirus-vaccine/ |archive-date=1 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> A meta-analysis of vaccinations for men who have sex with men showed that this strategy is most effective when combined with gender-neutral vaccination of all boys, regardless of their sexual orientation.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Nadarzynski T, Frost M, Miller D, Wheldon CW, Wiernik BM, Zou H, Richardson D, Marlow LA, Smith H, Jones CJ, Llewellyn C | title = Vaccine acceptability, uptake and completion amongst men who have sex with men: A systematic review, meta-analysis and theoretical framework | journal = Vaccine | volume = 39 | issue = 27 | pages = 3565–3581 | date = June 2021 | pmid = 34034949 | doi = 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.013 | s2cid = 235203871 | url = http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/99742/3/Accepted%20version%20for%20VACCINE.pdf | access-date = 8 June 2022 | archive-date = 19 June 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220619004930/http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/99742/3/Accepted%20version%20for%20VACCINE.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
=====Opt-out policies=====
Almost all pieces of legislation currently pending in the states that would make the vaccine mandatory for school entrance have an "]" policy.<ref name=autogenerated5></ref>


From the 2019/2020 school year, it is expected that 12- to 13-year-old boys will also become eligible for the HPV vaccine as part of the national immunisation programme. This follows a statement by the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=JCVI statement: extending the HPV vaccination programme – conclusions |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-statement-extending-the-hpv-vaccination-programme-conclusions |website=GOV.UK |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104021557/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-statement-extending-the-hpv-vaccination-programme-conclusions |archive-date=4 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The first dose of the HPV vaccine will be offered routinely to boys aged 12 and 13 in school year 8, in the same way that it is currently (May 2018) offered to girls.<ref name=":2" /> ] opened a private HPV vaccination service to boys and men aged 12–44 years in April 2017 at a cost of £150 per vaccination. In children aged 12–14 years two doses are recommended, while those aged 15–44 years a course of three is recommended.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 2017 |title=Boots launches HPV vaccination for boys and men |url=https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/boots-launches-hpv-vaccination-for-boys-and-men |url-status=live |journal=The Pharmaceutical Journal |volume=298 |issue=7900 |doi=10.1211/PJ.2017.20202616 |doi-broken-date=5 November 2024 |issn=2053-6186 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704051724/https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/boots-launches-hpv-vaccination-for-boys-and-men |archive-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
=====State-by-State=====
The National Conference of State Legislatures periodically issues summaries of HPV vaccine related legislation.<ref name=autogenerated5 />


] was the HPV vaccine offered from its introduction in September 2008, to August 2012, with ] being offered from September 2012.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-papillomavirus-hpv-the-green-book-chapter-18a |title=Human papillomavirus (HPV): the green book, chapter 18a |date=20 March 2013 |website=Public Health England |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015065605/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-papillomavirus-hpv-the-green-book-chapter-18a |url-status=live |archive-date=15 October 2019 |access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref> The change was motivated by Gardasil's added protection against genital warts.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://immunisation.dh.gov.uk/hpv-vacc-prog-switch-to-gardasil-sept-2012/ |title=HPV vaccination programme switching to Gardasil from September 2012 |website=immunisation.dh.gov.uk |publisher=Department of Health |date=28 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130104163807/http://immunisation.dh.gov.uk/hpv-vacc-prog-switch-to-gardasil-sept-2012/ |archive-date=4 January 2013 |access-date=3 January 2019 }}</ref>
Other states are also preparing bills to handle issuing the HPV Vaccine.<ref name=autogenerated5 />
{| class="wikitable"
! State
! Proposal
! Status
|-
! Alabama
| HB 42 would allow parents the option of immunizing female students entering the sixth grade, and requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to directly mail age appropriate information to parents or guardians to those students regarding the connection between HPV and cervical cancer and the availability of the immunization.
| Passed
|-
! Alaska
| Voluntary vaccination program
| Passed
|-
! Florida
| SB 1116 Would require the Department of Health to adopt a rule adding HPV/cervical cancer to the list of communicable diseases for which immunizations are recommended; requires that schools provide the parents or guardians of certain public school students information regarding the disease and the availability of a vaccine; requires the department to prescribe the required information.
| Not passed
|-
! Georgia
| HB 736 Would require public Schools to provide parents or guardians of sixth grade female students information concerning the infection and the immunization against the human papillomavirus.
|
|-
! Hawaii
| HCR 71 Would request the Department of Health to make human papillomavirus immunization available to indigent patients and through the teen VAX program, and urging insurers to offer coverage for human papillomavirus immunization to female policyholders eleven to twenty-six years of age.
| Not Passed
|-
! Iowa
| SSB 3097 Would create a study bill for a HPV public awareness program and make appropriations for the public awareness program, provision of vaccinations, and cervical cancer screenings.
| In committee
|-
! Kansas
| HR 6019 Resolution would urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use caution in approving new vaccines such as Gardasil which has had a number of health problems including some deaths associated with the use of this vaccine.
| In committee
|-
! Kentucky
| HR 80 Would urge females ages 9 to 26 and males ages 11 to 26 to obtain the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and all citizens to become more knowledgeable about the benefits of HPV vaccination.
| Passed
|-
! Maryland
| HB 411 Would require the Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations to study the safety of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine; requires the Commission to include specified components in the study, make recommendations, and report the results of its study.
| Passed
|-
! Minnesota
| HF 1758 Would require the commissioner of health to prepare informational materials on vaccines including the HPV vaccines and encourages private and private schools with students in grades 6-12 to provide this information to parents in a cost-effective and programmatically effective manner. (Introduced 3/16/09)
|
|-
! Michigan
| SB 1062 and SB 1063 Each would require health insurers to provide coverage for humpan papillomavirus screenings for cervical cancer.
| In committee
|-
! Mississippi
| HB 1512 Would require health benefit plans to cover HPV screenings.
| Not Passed
|-
! Missouri
| HB 1935 Would require health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus screenings for cervical cancer.
| In committee
|-
! New Jersey
| S 1163 Would require health insurers and State Health Benefits Program and SEHBP to provide coverage for screening for cervical cancer, including testing for HPV. (Sent to Committee 1/23/12)
A 2185 Would require insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
| In committee
|-
! New York
| SB 98 (same as AB 2360) Would encourage voluntary, informed vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV). (Amended in Senate Committee on Health 1/5/12)
AB 699 Would require immunization against HPV for children born after Jan. 1, 1996. (Sent to Assembly Committee on Health 1/5/11)
AB 1946 Would require insurance companies to provide coverage for the vaccine against human papilloma virus. (Sent to committee 1/12/11)
AB 2360 Would encourage voluntary, informed vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) for school-aged children and their parents or guardians. (Sent to committee 1/18/11)
SB 4708 Would require insurance companies to cover HPV vaccine.
| In committee
|-
! Oregon
| HB 2794 Would require health benefit plans to provide coverage of human papillomavirus vaccine for female beneficiaries who are 11 years of age or older.
| Passed
|-
! Pennsylvania
| HB 524 Would require health insurance policies to provide coverage for vaccinations for human papilloma virus.
| In committee
|-
! South Carolina
| HB 4497 Would enact the Cervical Cancer Prevention Act and allow the Department of Health and Environmental Control to offer the option of an HPV vaccine series to female students entering the seventh grade at the request of their parent or guardian pending state and federal funding.
| In committee
|-
! Texas
| HB 2220 Would allow the Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to require immunization against human papillomavirus or other immunizations for a person's admission to elementary or secondary school.
| In committee
|-
! Virginia
| HB 1419 Would repeal the HPV vaccination requirement for female children. (Passed House 1/21/11, Indefinitely passed by the Senate Committee 2/17/11)
HB 65 Would repeal the requirement for children to receive the HPV vaccination for school attendance. (Left in committee 2/14/12)
HB 824 Would require that the Commonwealth shall assume liability for any injury resulting from administration of the human papillomavirus vaccine. HB 1112 Would eliminate the requirement for vaccination against human papillomavirus for female children.
| Passed House and sent to Senate
|}


===== United States =====
''Source: National Conference of State Legislatures''
======Adoption======
On 30 August 2021, fifteen leading academic and freestanding cancer centers with membership in the ] (AACI), all ] (NCI)-designated cancer centers, the ], the ], the ], and the ] have issued a joint statement urging the US health care systems, physicians, parents, children, and young adults to get HPV vaccination and other recommended vaccinations back on track during the National Immunization Awareness Month.<ref name="stjude.org"/><ref name="poz 2021"/>


{{As of|2007|alt=As of late 2007}}, about one-quarter of US females aged 13–17 years had received at least one of the three HPV shots.<ref>{{cite news |title=1 in 4 US teen girls got cervical cancer shot |agency=Associated Press |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-10-09-hpv-cervical-vaccine_N.htm |work=] |date=9 October 2008 |access-date=10 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014154212/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-10-09-hpv-cervical-vaccine_N.htm |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of |2014| alt=By 2014}}, the proportion of such females receiving an HPV vaccination had risen to 38%.<ref name="ap2014">{{cite news |url=http://www.dddmag.com/news/2014/07/more-us-girls-now-getting-cervical-cancer-vaccine |title=More US Girls Now Getting Cervical Cancer Vaccine |work=Discovery and Development |date=25 July 2014 |agency=Associated Press |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726214553/http://www.dddmag.com/news/2014/07/more-us-girls-now-getting-cervical-cancer-vaccine |archive-date=26 July 2014}}</ref> The government began recommending vaccination for boys in 2011; {{As of |2014| alt =by 2014}}, the vaccination rate among boys (at least one dose) had reached 35%.<ref name ="ap2014" />
=====Immigrants=====
Between July 2008 and December 2009, proof of the first of three doses of HPV Gardasil vaccine was required for women ages 11–26 intending to legally enter the United States. This requirement stirred controversy because of the cost of the vaccine, and because all the other vaccines so required prevent diseases which are spread by respiratory route and considered highly contagious.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gardasil Requirement for Immigrants Stirs Backlash|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122282354408892791.html?|accessdate=2009-01-15|author=MIRIAM JORDAN|work=The Wall Street Journal | date=2008-10-01}}</ref> The ] repealed all HPV vaccination directives for immigrants effective December 14, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green card seekers won't have to get HPV vaccine|url=http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/70217772.html|accessdate=2011-01-31| date=2009-11-16}}</ref>


According to the US ] (CDC), getting as many girls vaccinated as early and as quickly as possible will reduce the cases of cervical cancer among middle-aged women in 30 to 40 years and reduce the transmission of this highly communicable infection. Barriers include the limited understanding by many people that HPV causes cervical cancer, the difficulty of getting pre-teens and teens into the doctor's office to get a shot, and the high cost of the vaccine ($120/dose, $360 total for the three required doses, plus the cost of doctor visits).<ref name = pmid_17380109 /><ref name = CDC:STDfactsheet /> Community-based interventions can increase the uptake of HPV vaccination among adolescents.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Niccolai LM, Hansen CE | title = Practice- and Community-Based Interventions to Increase Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Coverage: A Systematic Review | journal = JAMA Pediatrics | volume = 169 | issue = 7 | pages = 686–692 | date = July 2015 | pmid = 26010507 | pmc = 4862306 | doi = 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0310 }}</ref>
====Opposition in the United States====

A survey was conducted in 2009 to gather information about knowledge and adoption of the HPV vaccine. Thirty percent of 13- to 17-year-olds and 9% of 18- to 26-year-olds out of the total 1,011 young women surveyed reported receipt of at least one HPV injection. Knowledge about HPV varied; however, 5% or fewer subjects believed that the HPV vaccine precluded the need for regular cervical cancer screening or safe-sex practices. Few girls and young women overestimate the protection provided by the vaccine. Despite moderate uptake, many females at risk of acquiring HPV have not yet received the vaccine.<ref name=caskey>{{cite journal | vauthors = Caskey R, Lindau ST, Alexander GC | title = Knowledge and early adoption of the HPV vaccine among girls and young women: results of a national survey | journal = The Journal of Adolescent Health | volume = 45 | issue = 5 | pages = 453–462 | date = November 2009 | pmid = 19837351 | doi = 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.04.021 | url = https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19837351/ | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141017081402/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=19837351 | archive-date = 17 October 2014 }}</ref> For example, young black women are less likely to receive HPV vaccines compared to young white women. Additionally, young women of all races and ] without health insurance are less likely to get vaccinated.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Fisher H, Trotter CL, Audrey S, MacDonald-Wallis K, Hickman M | title = Inequalities in the uptake of human papillomavirus vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = International Journal of Epidemiology | volume = 42 | issue = 3 | pages = 896–908 | date = June 2013 | pmid = 23620381 | pmc = 3733698 | doi = 10.1093/ije/dyt049 }}</ref>

As of 2017, ] is the only HPV vaccine available in the United States as it provides protection against more HPV types than the earlier approved vaccines (the original Gardasil and Cervarix).<ref>{{cite web |title=What's New with VISs |website=U.S. ] (CDC) |date=5 April 2019 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/what-is-new.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015064022/https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/what-is-new.html |archive-date=15 October 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Kaiser" /> Since the approval of Gardasil in 2006 and despite low vaccine uptake, prevalence of HPV among teenagers aged 14–19 has been cut in half with an 88% reduction among vaccinated women. No decline in prevalence was observed in other age groups, indicating the vaccine to have been responsible for the sharp decline in cases. The drop in number of infections is expected to in turn lead to a decline in cervical and other HPV-related cancers in the future.<ref>{{cite news |title=Study: Vaccine against sexually transmitted HPV cut infections in teen girls by half | vauthors = Stobbe M |url= http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/212186591.html |newspaper=Star Tribune |date=19 June 2013 |access-date=7 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623195911/http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/212186591.html |archive-date=23 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vaccine Against HPV Has Cut Infections In Teenage Girls | vauthors = Knox R |url= https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/19/193478716/vaccine-against-hpv-has-cut-infections-in-teenage-girls |newspaper=NPR |date=19 June 2013 |access-date=21 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620075437/http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/19/193478716/vaccine-against-hpv-has-cut-infections-in-teenage-girls |archive-date=20 June 2013 }}</ref>

======Legislation======
Four states have laws that require HPV vaccination for school students:<ref name="Kaiser">{{Cite web |date=12 July 2021 |title=The HPV Vaccine: Access and Use in the U.S. |url=https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-hpv-vaccine-access-and-use-in-the-u-s/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231133033/https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-hpv-vaccine-access-and-use-in-the-u-s/ |archive-date=31 December 2022 |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=]}}</ref> ], ], ], and ] Students in those states must have started HPV vaccination before entering the 7th grade. All school immunization laws grant exemptions to children for medical reasons, with other "]" policies varying by state.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 May 2022 |title=States With Religious and Philosophical Exemptions From School Immunization Requirements |url=https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/school-immunization-exemption-state-laws.aspx |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=] |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201022191725/https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/school-immunization-exemption-state-laws.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

Shortly after the first HPV vaccine was approved, bills to make the vaccine mandatory for school attendance were introduced in many states.<ref name = Schwartz>{{cite journal | vauthors = Schwartz JL | title = HPV vaccination's second act: promotion, competition, and compulsion | journal = American Journal of Public Health | volume = 100 | issue = 10 | pages = 1841–1844 | date = October 2010 | pmid = 20724671 | pmc = 2936995 | doi = 10.2105/AJPH.2010.193060 }}</ref> Only two such bills passed (in Virginia and Washington DC) during the first four years after vaccine introduction.<ref name = Schwartz /> Mandates have been effective at increasing uptake of other vaccines, such as mumps, measles, rubella, and hepatitis B (which is also sexually transmitted).<ref name=CDC:STDfactsheet>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-young-women.htm |title=HPV Vaccine Information For Young Women |publisher=U.S. ] (CDC) |access-date=14 June 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628203926/http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-young-women.htm |archive-date=28 June 2009}}</ref> However most such efforts developed for five or more years after vaccine release, while financing and supply were arranged, further safety data was gathered, and education efforts increased understanding, before mandates were considered.<ref name = Schwartz /> Most public policies including school mandates have not been effective in promoting HPV vaccination while receiving a recommendation from a physician increased the probability of vaccination.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Moghtaderi A, Adams S | title = The Role of Physician Recommendations and Public Policy in Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations | journal = Applied Health Economics and Health Policy | volume = 14 | issue = 3 | pages = 349–359 | date = June 2016 | pmid = 26873090 | doi = 10.1007/s40258-016-0225-6 | s2cid = 25655517 }}</ref>

In July 2015, Rhode Island added an HPV vaccine requirement for admittance into public schools. This mandate requires all students entering the seventh grade to receive at least one dose of the HPV vaccine starting in August 2015, all students entering the eighth grade to receive at least two doses of the HPV vaccine starting in August 2016, and all students entering the ninth grade to receive at least three doses of the HPV vaccine starting in August 2017.<ref name="ri-school" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Immunization Information for Schools & Childcare Providers: Department of Health |url=http://www.health.ri.gov/immunization/for/schools/ |publisher=www.health.ri.gov |access-date=20 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121015506/http://www.health.ri.gov/immunization/for/schools/ |archive-date=21 November 2015}}</ref><ref>216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-30-05-3.5</ref> No legislative action is required for the ] to add new vaccine mandates. Rhode Island is the only state that requires the vaccine for both male and female 7th graders.<ref name="ri-school">{{Cite journal |vauthors=Thompson EL, Livingston MD, Daley EM, Saslow D, Zimet GD |date=August 2020 |title=Rhode Island Human Papillomavirus Vaccine School Entry Requirement Using Provider-Verified Report |journal=American Journal of Preventive Medicine |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=274–277 |doi=10.1016/j.amepre.2020.02.022 |pmid=32430223 |s2cid=218758834 |hdl=1805/28509|hdl-access=free }}</ref>

======Immigrants======
Between July 2008 and December 2009, proof of the first of three doses of HPV Gardasil vaccine was required for women ages 11–26 intending to legally enter the United States. This requirement stirred controversy because of the cost of the vaccine, and because all the other vaccines so required to prevent diseases that are spread by respiratory route and considered highly contagious.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gardasil Requirement for Immigrants Stirs Backlash |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122282354408892791 |access-date=15 January 2009 | vauthors = Jordan M |work=] |date=1 October 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218185826/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122282354408892791 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The ] repealed all HPV vaccination directives for immigrants effective 14 December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Green card seekers won't have to get HPV vaccine |url=http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/70217772.html |access-date=31 January 2011 |date=16 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154211/http://www.nwcn.com/news/national/70217772.html |archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> Uptake in the United States appears to vary by ethnicity and whether someone was born outside the United States.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Budhwani H, De P | title = Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation in Asian Indians and Asian subpopulations: a case for examining disaggregated data in public health research | journal = Public Health | volume = 153 | pages = 111–117 | date = December 2017 | pmid = 29028565 | doi = 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.07.036 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = De P, Budhwani H | title = Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation in minority Americans | journal = Public Health | volume = 144 | pages = 86–91 | date = March 2017 | pmid = 28274389 | doi = 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.11.005 }}</ref>

======Coverage======
Measures have been considered including requiring insurers to cover HPV vaccination and funding HPV vaccines for those without insurance. The cost of the HPV vaccines for females under 18 who are uninsured is covered under the federal ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/ |title=Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) |publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |access-date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928105413/http://www.cdc.gov/VACCINEs/programs/vfc/ |archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> As of 23 September 2010, vaccines are required to be covered by insurers under the ]. HPV vaccines specifically are to be covered at no charge for women, including those who are pregnant or nursing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.immunizationforwomen.org/practice_management/affordable_care_act |title=ACA Preventative Services Benefits for Women and Pregnant Women |website=Immunization for Women |access-date=10 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909204524/http://www.immunizationforwomen.org/practice_management/affordable_care_act |archive-date=9 September 2013}}</ref>

Medicaid covers HPV vaccination in accordance with the ACIP recommendations, and immunizations are a mandatory service under Medicaid for eligible individuals under age 21.<ref>{{cite web |title=Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Coverage Among Female Adolescents in Managed Care Plans — United States, 2013 |publisher=Center of Disease Control and Prevention |date=30 October 2015 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6442a1.htm |access-date=10 September 2020 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018231913/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6442a1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, Medicaid includes the Vaccines for Children Program.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/about/index.html |title=About VFC |date=25 May 2018 |website=U.S. ] (CDC) |access-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107224856/https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/about/index.html |archive-date=7 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> This program provides immunization services for children 18 and under who are Medicaid eligible, uninsured, underinsured, receiving immunizations through a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic, or are Native American or Alaska Native.<ref name=":1" />

The vaccine manufacturers also offer help for people who cannot afford HPV vaccination. ]'s Vaccines Access Program<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gsk-vap.com/patient-eligibility.html | title = Patient Eligibility | work = GSK Vaccine Access Program | publisher = GlaxoSmithKline | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160409105347/http://www.gsk-vap.com/patient-eligibility.html | archive-date = 9 April 2016 }}</ref> provides Cervarix<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gskforyou.com/vaccines-patient-assistance/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715045037/http://www.gskforyou.com/patient-assistance-programs/gsk-vaccines.html |url-status=dead |title=Patient Assistance for Vaccines &#124; GSKForYou |archive-date=15 July 2016 |website=www.gskforyou.com |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> free of charge 1-877-VACC-911<ref>(877-822-2911)</ref> to low-income women, ages 19 to 25, who do not have insurance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gskforyou.com/mobile/patient-assistance-programs/gsk-vaccines.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821190349/http://www.gskforyou.com/mobile/patient-assistance-programs/gsk-vaccines.html |url-status=dead |title=GSK Vaccines Access Program |archive-date=21 August 2016 |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> ]'s Vaccine Patient Assistance Program 1-800-293-3881<ref>1-800-727-5400</ref> provides Gardasil free to low-income women and men, ages 19 to 26, who do not have insurance, including immigrants who are legal residents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.merckhelps.com/Programs.aspx?tab=VPAP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605041427/http://www.merckhelps.com/GARDASIL |url-status=dead |title=Merck Programs to Help Those in Need - Programs |archive-date=5 June 2016 |website=www.merckhelps.com |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref>

======Opposition in the United States======
{{See also| Vaccine controversy}} {{See also| Vaccine controversy}}
The idea that the HPV vaccine is linked to increased sexual behavior is not supported by scientific evidence. A review of nearly 1,400 adolescent girls found no difference in teen pregnancy, incidence of ], or ] counseling regardless of whether they received the HPV vaccine.<ref name="Smith2015" /> Thousands of Americans die each year from cancers preventable by the vaccine.<ref name="Smith2015">{{cite journal | vauthors = Smith MJ | title = Promoting Vaccine Confidence | journal = Infectious Disease Clinics of North America | volume = 29 | issue = 4 | pages = 759–769 | date = December 2015 | pmid = 26337737 | doi = 10.1016/j.idc.2015.07.004 | type = Review }}</ref> A disproportionate rate of HPV-related cancers exists amongst ] populations, leading researchers to explore how communication and messaging can be adjusted to address vaccine hesitancy.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Reno JE, Dempsey AF | title = Promoting HPV vaccination among Latinx: an application of the extended parallel processing model | journal = Journal of Behavioral Medicine | date = February 2022 | volume = 46 | issue = 1–2 | pages = 324–334 | pmid = 35178652 | doi = 10.1007/s10865-022-00293-7 | s2cid = 246905792 }}</ref>


=====Health insurance companies===== ======Insurance companies======
There has been significant opposition from health insurance companies to covering the cost of the vaccine ($360).<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Fayed L | date = 2007 | work = About.com: Cancer | url = http://cancer.about.com/od/hpvvaccine/a/drvaccine.htm | title = HPV Vaccine—Why Your Doctor Doesn't Offer the HPV Vaccine—Gardasil | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071231140333/http://cancer.about.com/od/hpvvaccine/a/drvaccine.htm | archive-date = 31 December 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43913 |title=''Detroit News'' Examines Cost of HPV Vaccine Gardasil |date=29 March 2007 |work=Kaiser Family Foundation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015083828/http://kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43913 |archive-date=15 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Jun/20070615Feat001.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015083253/http://columbiatribune.com/2007/Jun/20070615Feat001.asp |url-status=dead |title=A question of protection<!-- Bot generated title --> |archive-date=15 October 2007 |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref>
There has been significant opposition from health insurance companies to covering the cost of the vaccine ($360).<ref></ref><ref>{{cite web
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======Religious and conservative groups======
However, Medicaid covers HPV vaccination in accordance with the ACIP recommendations, and immunizations are a mandatory service under Medicaid for eligible individuals under age 21. {{citation needed|date=June 2013}} In addition, Medicaid includes the Vaccines for Children Program. {{citation needed|date=June 2013}} This program provides immunization services for children 18 and under who are Medicaid eligible, uninsured, underinsured, receiving immunizations through a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic, or are Native American or Alaska Native.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}
Opposition due to the safety of the vaccine has been addressed through studies, but there is still some opposition focused on the sexual implications of the vaccine. Conservative<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Gabriel T, Grady D |author-link1=Trip Gabriel |title=Rick Perry Under Fire by Republican Rivals for Requiring HPV Vaccine for Girls |work=] |date=13 September 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/us/politics/republican-candidates-battle-over-hpv-vaccine.html |access-date=22 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914111415/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/us/politics/republican-candidates-battle-over-hpv-vaccine.html |archive-date=14 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Who|date=July 2012}} groups in the US have opposed the concept of making HPV vaccination mandatory for pre-adolescent girls, claiming that making the vaccine mandatory is a violation of parental rights and that it will give a false sense of immunity to sexually transmitted infection, leading to early sexual activity. (See ]) Both the ] and the group ] support widespread (universal) availability of HPV vaccines but oppose mandatory HPV vaccinations for entry to public school.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401532.html |title=Pro-Family, Pro-Vaccine—But Keep It Voluntary | vauthors = Sprigg P |newspaper=] |date=15 July 2006 |access-date=4 February 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102136/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401532.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/2552 |title=Cervical Cancer Vaccine Raises 'Promiscuity' Controversy | vauthors = Coyne B |work=The New Standard |access-date=28 August 2006 |date=2 November 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060807192416/http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/2552 |archive-date=7 August 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IF07B01 |publisher=Family Research Council |date=7 February 2008 |title=IF07B01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804091313/http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IF07B01 |archive-date=4 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000357.cfm |publisher=Focus on the Family |title=Position Statement: Human Papillomavirus Vaccines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830052331/http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000357.cfm |archive-date=30 August 2008 |access-date=4 January 2008}}</ref> Parents also express confusion over recent mandates for entry to public school, pointing out that HPV is transmitted through sexual contact, not through attending school with other children.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Opposition To HPV Vaccine Stirs Passion, Bewilderment |url=http://ripr.org/post/opposition-hpv-vaccine-stirs-passion-bewilderment |website=ripr.org |date=17 September 2015 |access-date=20 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121060907/http://ripr.org/post/opposition-hpv-vaccine-stirs-passion-bewilderment |archive-date=21 November 2015}}</ref>


Conservative groups are concerned children will see the vaccine as a safeguard against STIs and will have sex sooner than they would without the vaccine while failing to use contraceptives.<ref name=":0" /> However, the ] disagreed with the argument that the vaccine increases sexual activity among teens.<ref>{{cite web |title=HPV Vaccination Does Not Lead to Increased Sexual Activity |url=http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/HPV-Vaccination-Does-Not-Lead-to-Increased-Sexual-Activity.aspx |publisher=AAP |access-date=3 February 2014 |type=press release |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225014227/http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/HPV-Vaccination-Does-Not-Lead-to-Increased-Sexual-Activity.aspx |archive-date=25 February 2014}}</ref> Christine Peterson, director of the University of Virginia's Gynecology Clinic, said "The presence of seat belts in cars doesn't cause people to drive less safely. The presence of a vaccine in a person's body doesn't cause them to engage in risk-taking behavior they would not otherwise engage in."<ref>{{cite web |title=Lifesaving Politics |magazine=] |pages=12–13 |date=Spring 2007 |url=https://msmagazine.com/spring2007/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601201340/https://msmagazine.com/spring2007/ |archive-date=1 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Artega A |title=The Shape and Structure of HPV |publisher=Zimbio |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Oropharyngeal+Cancer/articles/16/The+shape+and+structure+of+hpv |access-date=7 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517122955/http://www.zimbio.com/Oropharyngeal+Cancer/articles/16/The+shape+and+structure+of+hpv |archive-date=17 May 2013 }}</ref> A 2018 study of college-aged students found that HPV vaccination did not increase sexual activity.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Brouwer AF, Delinger RL, Eisenberg MC, Campredon LP, Walline HM, Carey TE, Meza R | title = HPV vaccination has not increased sexual activity or accelerated sexual debut in a college-aged cohort of men and women | journal = BMC Public Health | volume = 19 | issue = 1 | pages = 821 | date = June 2019 | pmid = 31238911 | pmc = 6593582 | doi = 10.1186/s12889-019-7134-1 | doi-access = free }}</ref>{{Unreliable medical source|sure=y|date=July 2022}}
The vaccine manufacturers also offer help for people who cannot afford HPV vaccination. GSK has the Vaccines Access Program, which provides Cervarix free of charge to women who do not have insurance and who have a low income, and who are ages 19 to 25 and therefore too old for the Medicaid Vaccines for Children Program. {{citation needed|date=June 2013}} For example, Merck offers the Merck Vaccine Patient Assistance Program, which provides Gardasil for free to people over the age of 19 who do not have health insurance or cannot afford to pay for the vaccine. {{citation needed|date=June 2013}}


=====Religious right and conservative groups===== ====== Parental opposition ======
Many parents opposed to providing the HPV vaccine to their pre-teens agree the vaccine is safe and effective, but find talking to their children about sex uncomfortable. Elizabeth Lange, of Waterman Pediatrics in Providence, RI, addresses this concern by emphasizing what the vaccine is doing for the child. Lange suggests parents should focus on the cancer prevention aspect without being distracted by words like 'sexually transmitted'. Everyone wants cancer prevention, yet here parents are denying their children a form of protection due to the nature of the cancer—Lange suggests that this much controversy would not surround a ] or ] vaccine. The HPV vaccine is suggested for 11-year-olds because it should be administered before possible exposure to HPV, but also because the ] has the highest response for creating ] around this age. Lange also emphasized the studies showing that the HPV vaccine does not cause children to be more promiscuous than they would be without the vaccine.<ref name=":0" />
Several conservative{{Who|date=July 2012}}{{Quantify|date=July 2012}} groups in the U.S. have publicly opposed the concept of making HPV vaccination mandatory for pre-adolescent girls, asserting that making the vaccine mandatory is a violation of parental rights. They also say that it will lead to early sexual activity, giving a false sense of immunity to sexually transmitted disease. (See ]) Both the ] and the group ] support widespread (universal) availability of HPV vaccines but oppose mandatory HPV vaccinations for entry to public school.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401532.html |title=Pro-Family, Pro-Vaccine — But Keep It Voluntary| last=Sprigg |first=Peter |work=] |date=2006-07-15 |accessdate=2007-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/2552 |title=Cervical Cancer Vaccine Raises 'Promiscuity' Controversy |author=Coyne, Brendan |work=] |accessdate=2006-08-28 |date=2005-11-02}}</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>


Controversy over the HPV vaccine remains present in the media. Parents in Rhode Island have created a Facebook group called "Rhode Islanders Against Mandated HPV Vaccinations" in response to Rhode Island's mandate that males and females entering the 7th grade, as of September 2015, be vaccinated for HPV before attending public school.<ref name="ri-school" /><ref name=":0" />
Many organizations{{Who|date=July 2010}}{{Quantify|date=July 2010}} disagree with the argument that the vaccine increases sexual activity among teens. Dr. Christine Peterson, director of the University of Virginia's Gynecology Clinic, said "The presence of seat belts in cars doesn't cause people to drive less safely. The presence of a vaccine in a person's body doesn't cause them to engage in risk-taking behavior they would not otherwise engage in."<ref>"Lifesaving Politics." Ms. Magazine. pp 12–13. Spring 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Artega|first=Arkaitz|title=The Shape and Structure of HPV|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Oropharyngeal+Cancer/articles/16/The+shape+and+structure+of+hpv|accessdate=7 March 2012}}</ref>


====== Physician impact ======
==Future==
The effectiveness of a physician's recommendation for the HPV vaccine also contributes to low vaccination rates and controversy surrounding the vaccine. A 2015 study of national physician communication and support for the HPV vaccine found physicians routinely recommend HPV vaccines less strongly than they recommend ] or ] vaccines, find the discussion about HPV to be long and burdensome, and discuss the HPV vaccine last, after all other vaccines. Researchers suggest these factors discourage patients and parents from setting up timely HPV vaccines. To increase vaccination rates, this issue must be addressed and physicians should be better trained to handle discussing the importance of the HPV vaccine with patients and their families.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gilkey MB, Moss JL, Coyne-Beasley T, Hall ME, Shah PD, Brewer NT | title = Physician communication about adolescent vaccination: How is human papillomavirus vaccine different? | journal = Preventive Medicine | volume = 77 | pages = 181–185 | date = August 2015 | pmid = 26051197 | pmc = 4490050 | doi = 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.05.024 }}</ref>
An investigational nonavalent (types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58) vaccine produced by Merck called V503 is awaiting approval from the FDA. In a phase 3 clinical trial, V503 provided comparable protection to the four types that Gardasil protects against as well as a 97% reduction in cases of high-grade cervical, vulvar and vaginal diseases of five additional HPV types that are considered high-risk for developing cancer. Reported adverse effects of receiving V503 were mild to moderate and generally comparable with Gardasil, with injection site adverse effects (swelling, pain, ]) being slightly more frequent.<ref>{{cite press release|date=4 November 2013|title=Merck’s Investigational 9-valent HPV Vaccine, V503, Prevented 97 Percent of Cervical, Vaginal and Vulvar Pre-cancers Caused by Five Additional HPV Types, in Phase III Study|url=http://www.mercknewsroom.com/news-release/research-and-development-news/mercks-investigational-9-valent-hpv-vaccine-v503-prevente|location=Whitehouse Station, New Jersey|publisher=Business Wire|accessdate=13 November 2013}}</ref>


==References== === Ethics ===
Some researchers have compared the need for adolescent HPV vaccination to that of other childhood diseases such as chicken pox, measles, and mumps. This is because vaccination before infection decreases the risk of several forms of cancer.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gostin LO | title = HPV Vaccination: A Public Good and a Health Imperative | journal = The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | volume = 46 | issue = 2 | pages = 511–513 | date = June 2018 | pmid = 30147001 | doi = 10.1177/1073110518782958 | s2cid = 52092917 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dunne EF, Unger ER, Sternberg M, McQuillan G, Swan DC, Patel SS, Markowitz LE | title = Prevalence of HPV infection among females in the United States | journal = JAMA | volume = 297 | issue = 8 | pages = 813–819 | date = February 2007 | pmid = 17327523 | doi = 10.1001/jama.297.8.813 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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There has been some controversy around the HPV vaccine's rollout and distribution. Countries have taken different routes based on economics and social climate leading to issues of forced vaccination and marginalization of segments of the population in some cases.<ref name=pmid20853152>{{cite journal | vauthors = Malmqvist E, Helgesson G, Lehtinen J, Natunen K, Lehtinen M | title = The ethics of implementing human papillomavirus vaccination in developed countries | journal = Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy | volume = 14 | issue = 1 | pages = 19–27 | date = February 2011 | pmid = 20853152 | doi = 10.1007/s11019-010-9285-9 | s2cid = 27444545 }}</ref>
==External links==

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The rollout of a country's vaccination program is more divisive, compared to the act of providing vaccination against HPV. In more affluent countries, arguments have been made for publicly funded programs aimed at vaccinating all adolescents voluntarily. These arguments are supported by World Health Organization (WHO) surveys showing the effectiveness of cervical cancer prevention with HPV vaccination.<ref name=pmid20853152 />
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In developing countries, the cost of the vaccine, dosing schedule, and other factors have led to suboptimal levels of vaccination. Future research is focused on low-cost generics and single-dose vaccination in efforts to make the vaccine more accessible.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Oberlin AM, Rahangdale L, Chinula L, Fuseini NM, Chibwesha CJ | title = Making HPV vaccination available to girls everywhere | journal = International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics | volume = 143 | issue = 3 | pages = 267–276 | date = December 2018 | pmid = 30144050 | pmc = 6221992 | doi = 10.1002/ijgo.12656 }}</ref>
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* , ] Fact Sheet, US National Institutes of Health, October 22, 2009.
==Research==
There are high-risk HPV types that are not affected by available vaccines.<ref name="Lancet" /> Ongoing research is focused on the development of HPV vaccines that will offer protection against a broader range of HPV types. One such method is a vaccine based on the minor capsid protein L2, which is highly conserved across HPV genotypes.<ref name=currentstatus2010 >{{cite journal | vauthors = Ma B, Roden R, Wu TC | title = Current status of human papillomavirus vaccines | journal = Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan Yi Zhi | volume = 109 | issue = 7 | pages = 481–483 | date = July 2010 | pmid = 20677402 | pmc = 2917202 | doi = 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60081-2 }}</ref> Efforts for this have included boosting the immunogenicity of L2 by linking together short amino acid sequences of L2 from different oncogenic HPV types or by displaying L2 peptides on a more immunogenic carrier.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Jagu S, Karanam B, Gambhira R, Chivukula SV, Chaganti RJ, Lowy DR, Schiller JT, Roden RB | title = Concatenated multitype L2 fusion proteins as candidate prophylactic pan-human papillomavirus vaccines | journal = Journal of the National Cancer Institute | volume = 101 | issue = 11 | pages = 782–792 | date = June 2009 | pmid = 19470949 | pmc = 2689872 | doi = 10.1093/jnci/djp106 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Tumban E, Peabody J, Tyler M, Peabody DS, Chackerian B | title = VLPs displaying a single L2 epitope induce broadly cross-neutralizing antibodies against human papillomavirus | journal = PLOS ONE | volume = 7 | issue = 11 | pages = e49751 | year = 2012 | pmid = 23185426 | pmc = 3501453 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0049751 | doi-access = free | bibcode = 2012PLoSO...749751T }}</ref> There is also substantial research interest in the development of ]s, which seek to elicit immune responses against established HPV infections and HPV-induced cancers.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = van Driel WJ, Ressing ME, Brandt RM, Toes RE, Fleuren GJ, Trimbos JB, Kast WM, Melief CJ | title = The current status of therapeutic HPV vaccine | journal = Annals of Medicine | volume = 28 | issue = 6 | pages = 471–477 | date = December 1996 | pmid = 9017105 | doi = 10.3109/07853899608999110 }}</ref>

===After exposure===
Although HPV vaccination is most encouraged before any exposure to the target strains, its use is still beneficial in women who have contracted some of the target types because it's unlikely for a person to have been exposed to all target types. According to an 2008 article by the editor-in-chief of ''Harvard Women's Health Watch'', the quadrivalent vaccine is able to reduce the occurrence of warts and precancerous lesions in HPV-positive women, and also appeared to reduce the chance of infection by non-targeted types.<ref>{{cite web |title=By the way, doctor: Should I get the HPV vaccine if I'm already infected? |website=Harvard Health |date=1 March 2008 |url=https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/by_the_way_doctor_should_i_get_the_hpv_vaccine_if_im_already_infected |language=en}}</ref> A 2023 review article finds that vaccination reduces the chance of further HPV-associated diseases even in those already showing HPV-related precancers and diseases. At this point the standard vaccine is not believed to be therapeutic, so this effect is attributed to the vaccine preventing the establishment of new infections.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Reuschenbach M, Doorbar J, Del Pino M, Joura EA, Walker C, Drury R, Rauscher A, Saah AJ | title = Prophylactic HPV vaccines in patients with HPV-associated diseases and cancer | journal = Vaccine | volume = 41 | issue = 42 | pages = 6194–6205 | date = October 2023 | pmid = 37704498 | doi = 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.047 }}</ref>

===Therapeutic vaccines===
In addition to preventive vaccines, laboratory research, and several human clinical trials are focused on the development of therapeutic HPV vaccines. In general, these vaccines focus on the main HPV ], E6 and E7. Since expression of E6 and E7 is required for promoting the growth of cervical cancer cells (and cells within warts), it is hoped that immune responses against the two oncogenes might eradicate established ]s.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Roden RB, Ling M, Wu TC | title = Vaccination to prevent and treat cervical cancer | journal = Human Pathology | volume = 35 | issue = 8 | pages = 971–982 | date = August 2004 | pmid = 15297964 | doi = 10.1016/j.humpath.2004.04.007 }}</ref>

There is a working therapeutic HPV vaccine. It has gone through three clinical trials. The vaccine is officially called the MEL-1 vaccine but also known as the MVA-E2 vaccine. In a study it has been suggested that an immunogenic peptide pool containing epitopes that can be effective against all the high-risk HPV strains circulating globally and 14 conserved immunogenic peptide fragments from four early proteins (E1, E2, E6 and E7) of 16 high-risk HPV types providing CD8+ responses.<ref name = "Albarran_2007">{{cite journal | vauthors = Albarran Y, Carvajal A, de la Garza A, Cruz Quiroz BJ, Vazquez Zea E, Díaz Estrada I, Mendez Fuentez E, López Contreras M, Andrade-Manzano A, Padilla S, Varela AR, Rosales R | title = MVA E2 recombinant vaccine in the treatment of human papillomavirus infection in men presenting intraurethral flat condyloma: a phase I/II study | journal = BioDrugs | volume = 21 | issue = 1 | pages = 47–59 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17263589 | doi = 10.2165/00063030-200721010-00006 | s2cid = 26415621 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Corona Gutierrez CM, Tinoco A, Navarro T, Contreras ML, Cortes RR, Calzado P, Reyes L, Posternak R, Morosoli G, Verde ML, Rosales R | title = Therapeutic vaccination with MVA E2 can eliminate precancerous lesions (CIN 1, CIN 2, and CIN 3) associated with infection by oncogenic human papillomavirus | journal = Human Gene Therapy | volume = 15 | issue = 5 | pages = 421–431 | date = May 2004 | pmid = 15144573 | doi = 10.1089/10430340460745757 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getfilings.com/sec-filings/110624/ACCELERATED-ACQUISITION-X_8-K.A/ |title=Virolab, Inc. – FORM 8-K/A |date=24 June 2011 |publisher=Getfilings.com |access-date=29 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031639/http://www.getfilings.com/sec-filings/110624/ACCELERATED-ACQUISITION-X_8-K.A/ |archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Singh KP, Verma N, Akhoon BA, Bhatt V, Gupta SK, Gupta SK, Smita S | title = Sequence-based approach for rapid identification of cross-clade CD8+ T-cell vaccine candidates from all high-risk HPV strains | journal = 3 Biotech | volume = 6 | issue = 1 | pages = 39 | date = June 2016 | pmid = 28330110 | pmc = 4729761 | doi = 10.1007/s13205-015-0352-z }}</ref>

Therapeutic ] VGX-3100, which consists of ]s pGX3001 and pGX3002, has been granted a waiver by the ] for pediatric treatment of ]s of the cervix caused by HPV types 16 and 18.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Medicines Agency decision P/0367/2016 |url=http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/PIP_decision/WC500220368.pdf |website=www.ema.europa.eu |publisher=European Medicines Agency |access-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102071141/http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/PIP_decision/WC500220368.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2017}}</ref> According to an article published 16 September 2015 in '']'', which reviewed the safety, efficacy, and ] of VGX-3100 in a double-blind, ] (phase 2b) targeting HPV-16 and HPV-18 E6 and E7 proteins for ] 2/3, it is the first therapeutic vaccine to show efficacy against CIN 2/3 associated with HPV-16 and HPV-18.<ref name="pmid26386540">{{cite journal | vauthors = Trimble CL, Morrow MP, Kraynyak KA, Shen X, Dallas M, Yan J, Edwards L, Parker RL, Denny L, Giffear M, Brown AS, Marcozzi-Pierce K, Shah D, Slager AM, Sylvester AJ, Khan A, Broderick KE, Juba RJ, Herring TA, Boyer J, Lee J, Sardesai NY, Weiner DB, Bagarazzi ML | title = Safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of VGX-3100, a therapeutic synthetic DNA vaccine targeting human papillomavirus 16 and 18 E6 and E7 proteins for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2b trial | journal = Lancet | volume = 386 | issue = 10008 | pages = 2078–2088 | date = November 2015 | pmid = 26386540 | pmc = 4888059 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00239-1 }}</ref> In June 2017, VGX-3100 entered a phase III clinical trial called REVEAL-1 for the treatment of HPV-induced high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inovio Begins Phase 3 Clinical Trial of VGX-3100 for the Treatment of HPV-Related Cervical Pre-Cancer |url=http://ir.inovio.com/news-and-media/news/press-release-details/2017/Inovio-Begins-Phase-3-Clinical-Trial-of-VGX-3100-for-the-Treatment-of-HPV-Related-Cervical-Pre-Cancer/default.aspx |website=www.inovio.com |publisher=Inovio Pharmaceuticals |access-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102080221/http://ir.inovio.com/news-and-media/news/press-release-details/2017/Inovio-Begins-Phase-3-Clinical-Trial-of-VGX-3100-for-the-Treatment-of-HPV-Related-Cervical-Pre-Cancer/default.aspx |archive-date=2 November 2017}}</ref> The estimated completion time for collecting primary ] data is August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=REVEAL 1 (Evaluation of VGX-3100 and Electroporation for the Treatment of Cervical HSIL) |url=https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03185013?term=vgx-3100&rank=5 |website=clinicaltrials.gov |publisher=The National Library of Medicine |access-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102080820/https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03185013?term=vgx-3100&rank=5 |archive-date=2 November 2017}}</ref>

As of October 2020, there are multiple therapeutic HPV vaccines in active development and in clinical trials, based on diverse vaccine platforms (protein-based, ], bacterial vector, lipid encapsulated ]).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Smalley Rumfield C, Roller N, Pellom ST, Schlom J, Jochems C | title = Therapeutic Vaccines for HPV-Associated Malignancies | journal = ImmunoTargets and Therapy | volume = 9 | pages = 167–200 | date = 7 October 2020 | pmid = 33117742 | pmc = 7549137 | doi = 10.2147/ITT.S273327 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

=== Awards ===
In 2009, as part of the ] celebrations, the cervical cancer vaccine was announced as one of the ] of Queensland for its role in "innovation and invention".<ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301 |title=Premier Unveils Queensland's 150 Icons | vauthors = Bligh A |author-link=Anna Bligh |date=10 June 2009 |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301 |archive-date=24 May 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2017 }}</ref>

In 2017, ] scientists ] and ] received the ] for their contributions leading to the development of HPV vaccines.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/ncis-douglas-r-lowy-john-t-schiller-receive-2017-lasker-award |title=NCI's Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller to receive 2017 Lasker Award |date=6 September 2017 |publisher=] (NIH) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030657/https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/ncis-douglas-r-lowy-john-t-schiller-receive-2017-lasker-award |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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* {{cite book |vauthors=((World Health Organization)) |title=The immunological basis for immunization series: module 19: human papillomavirus infection |publisher=World Health Organization (WHO) |year=2011 |hdl=10665/44604 |isbn=9789241501590 |hdl-access=free}}
* {{cite book |vauthors=((World Health Organization)) |title=Scaling-up HPV vaccine introduction |publisher=World Health Organization (WHO) |year=2016 |hdl=10665/251909 |isbn=9789241511544 |hdl-access=free}}
* {{cite journal | vauthors = Phillips A, Hickie M, Totterdell J, Brotherton J, Dey A, Hill R, Snelling T, Macartney K | title = Adverse events following HPV vaccination: 11 years of surveillance in Australia | journal = Vaccine | volume = 38 | issue = 38 | pages = 6038–6046 | date = August 2020 | pmid = 32709432 | doi = 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.06.039 | doi-access = free }}
* {{cite book |title=Immunisation against infectious disease |chapter=Chapter 18a: Human papillomavirus (HPV) |chapter-url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-papillomavirus-hpv-the-green-book-chapter-18a |publisher=Public Health England |veditors=Ramsay M |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation-against-infectious-disease-the-green-book |year=2019 |access-date=3 January 2021 |archive-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112005859/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pneumococcal-the-green-book-chapter-25 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite book | publisher = U.S. ] (CDC) | title = Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | veditors = Hall E, Wodi AP, Hamborsky J, Morelli V, Schillie S | edition = 14th | location = Washington D.C. | year = 2021 | chapter = Chapter 11: Human Papillomavirus | chapter-url = https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/hpv.html | url = https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/index.html | access-date = 17 February 2023 | archive-date = 30 December 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161230001534/https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/index.html | url-status = live }}
* {{cite journal | vauthors = Yousefi Z, Aria H, Ghaedrahmati F, Bakhtiari T, Azizi M, Bastan R, Hosseini R, Eskandari N | title = An Update on Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines: History, Types, Protection, and Efficacy | journal = Frontiers in Immunology | volume = 12 | issue = | pages = 805695 | date = 2021 | pmid = 35154080 | pmc = 8828558 | doi = 10.3389/fimmu.2021.805695 | doi-access = free | title-link = doi }}
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== External links ==
* {{cite web |title=HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine Information Statement |website=U.S. ] (CDC)|date=6 August 2021|access-date=1 September 2024|url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hpv.html}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectious-agents/hpv-vaccine-fact-sheet |title=Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines|date=25 May 2021|access-date=1 September 2024|publisher=] (NIH)}}
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Class of vaccines against human papillomavirus

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HPV vaccine
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TargetHuman papillomavirus (HPV)
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are vaccines intended to provide acquired immunity against infection by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). The first HPV vaccine became available in 2006. Currently there are six licensed HPV vaccines: three bivalent (protect against two types of HPV), two quadrivalent (against four), and one nonavalent vaccine (against nine) All have excellent safety profiles and are highly efficacious, or have met immunobridging standards. All of them protect against HPV types 16 and 18, which are together responsible for approximately 70% of cervical cancer cases globally. The quadrivalent vaccines provide additional protection against HPV types 6 and 11. The nonavalent provides additional protection against HPV types 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58. It is estimated that HPV vaccines may prevent 70% of cervical cancer, 80% of anal cancer, 60% of vaginal cancer, 40% of vulvar cancer, and show more than 90% effectiveness in preventing HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers. They also protect against penile cancer. They additionally prevent genital warts (also known as anogenital warts), with the quadrivalent and nonavalent vaccines providing virtually complete protection. The WHO recommends a one or two-dose schedule for girls aged 9–14 years, the same for girls and women aged 15–20 years, and two doses with a 6-month interval for women older than 21 years. The vaccines provide protection for at least five to ten years.

The primary target group in most of the countries recommending HPV vaccination is young adolescent girls, aged 9–14. The vaccination schedule depends on the age of the vaccine recipient. As of 2023, 27% of girls aged 9–14 years worldwide received at least one dose (37 countries were implementing the single-dose schedule, 45% of girls aged 9–14 years old vaccinated in that year). As of September 2024, 57 countries are implementing the single-dose schedule. At least 144 countries (at least 74% of WHO member states) provided the HPV vaccine in their national immunization schedule for girls, as of November 2024. As of 2022, 47 countries (24% of WHO member states) also did it for boys. Vaccinating a large portion of the population may also benefit the unvaccinated by way of herd immunity.

The HPV vaccine is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends HPV vaccines as part of routine vaccinations in all countries, along with other prevention measures. The WHO's priority purpose of HPV immunization is the prevention of cervical cancer, which accounts for 82% of all HPV-related cancers and more than 95% of which are caused by HPV. 88% (2020 figure) of cervical cancers and 90% of deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries and 2% (2020 figure) in high-income countries. The WHO-recommended primary target population for HPV vaccination is girls aged 9–14 years before they become sexually active. It aims the introduction of the HPV vaccine in all countries and has set a target of reaching a coverage of 90% of girls fully vaccinated with HPV vaccine by age 15 years. Females aged ≥15 years, boys, older males or men who have sex with men (MSM) are secondary target populations. HPV vaccination is the most cost-effective public health measure against cervical cancer, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Cervical cancer screening is still required following vaccination.

Preventive vaccines

A growing number of vaccine products initially prequalified for use in a 2-dose schedule can now be used in a single-dose schedule. Cecolin (WHO prequalified HPV vaccine product, confirmed for use in a single-dose schedule), in the second edition of WHO's technical document on considerations for HPV vaccine product choice Cervarix (bivalent) Gardasil (quadrivalent) and Gardasil 9 nonavalent vaccine) Walrinvax (WHO prequalified with a two-dose schedule on 2 August 2024)

Medical uses

Gardasil 9
A Gardasil Syringe

HPV vaccines are used to prevent HPV infection and therefore in particular cervical cancer. Vaccinating females between the ages of nine to thirteen is typically recommended, with many countries also vaccinating males in that age range. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all 11- to 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine, administered 6 to 12 months apart. The vaccines require three doses for those ages 15 and above. Gardasil is a three-dose (injection) vaccine. HPV vaccines are recommended in the United States for women and men who are 9–26 years of age and are also approved for those who are 27–45 years of age.

HPV vaccination of a large percentage of people within a population has been shown to decrease rates of HPV infections, with part of the benefit from herd immunity. Since the vaccines only cover some high-risk types of HPV, cervical cancer screening is recommended even after vaccination. In the US, the recommendation is for women to receive routine Pap smears beginning at age 21. In Australia, the national screening program has changed from the two yearly cytology (pap smears) to being based on tests for HPV DNA, based on work by Karen Canfell and others. As of 2021, the World Health Organization recommends HPV DNA testing as the preferred screening method.

HPV adolescent girls vaccination rates (2023 estimated figures) and cervical cancer cases per 100,000 people across global regions (2021 figures).

Efficacy

The HPV vaccine has been shown to prevent cervical dysplasia from the high-risk HPV types 16 and 18 and provide some protection against a few closely related high-risk HPV types. However, other high-risk HPV types are not affected by the vaccine. The protection against HPV 16 and 18 has lasted at least eight years after vaccination for Gardasil and more than nine years for Cervarix. It is thought that booster vaccines will not be necessary.

As of September 2024, 57 countries are implementing the single-dose schedule. A growing number of vaccine products initially prequalified for use in a 2-dose schedule can now be used in a single-dose schedule. Before, it was unsure whether two doses of the vaccine may work as well as three doses. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends two doses in those less than 15 years and three doses in those over 15 years. A single dose might be effective.

A study with 9vHPV, a 9-valent HPV vaccine that protects against HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, came to the result that the rate of high-grade cervical, vulvar, or vaginal disease was the same as when using a quadrivalent HPV vaccine. A lack of a difference may have been caused by the study design of including women 16 to 26 years of age, who may largely already have been infected with the five additional HPV types that are additionally covered by the 9-valent vaccine.

Neither Cervarix nor Gardasil prevent other sexually transmitted infections, and they do not treat existing HPV infections or cervical cancer.

Gardasil

When Gardasil was first introduced, it was recommended as a prevention for cervical cancer for women 25 years old or younger. Evidence suggests that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer for women up to 45 years of age. Gardasil and Gardasil 9 protect against HPV types 6 and 11 which can cause genital warts, with the quadrivalent and nonavalent vaccines providing virtually complete protection.

Adenocarcinoma

HPV types 16, 18, and 45 contribute to 94% of cervical adenocarcinoma (cancers originating in the glandular cells of the cervix). While most cervical cancer arises in the squamous cells, adenocarcinomas make up a sizable minority of cancers. Further, Pap smears are not as effective at detecting adenocarcinomas, so where Pap screening programs are in place, a larger proportion of the remaining cancers are adenocarcinomas. Trials suggest that HPV vaccines may also reduce the incidence of adenocarcinoma.

Males

As of 2022, 47 countries (24% of WHO member states) have introduced HPV vaccine in their national immunization programme for boys. For instance, it is the case in Switzerland, Portugal, Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States.

In males also, Gardasil and Gardasil 9 protect against HPV types 6 and 11 which can cause genital warts, with the quadrivalent and nonavalent vaccines providing virtually complete protection. They reduce their risk of precancerous lesions caused by HPV. This reduction in precancerous lesions is predicted to reduce the rates of penile and anal cancer in men. Gardasil has been shown to also be effective in preventing high-risk HPV types 16 and 18 in males. While Gardasil and the Gardasil 9 vaccines have been approved for males, a third HPV vaccine, Cervarix, has not. Unlike the Gardasil-based vaccines, Cervarix does not protect against genital warts.

Since penile and anal cancers are much less common than cervical cancer, HPV vaccination of young men is likely to be much less cost-effective than for young women.

Gardasil is also used among men who have sex with men (MSM), who are at higher risk for genital warts, penile cancer, and anal cancer.

Recommendations by national bodies

Australia

Australia introduced HPV vaccination for boys in 2013.

Ireland

Ireland introduced HPV vaccination for boys aged 13 as part of their National Immunization Plan in 2019.

UK

UK introduced HPV vaccination for boys aged 12 as part of their National Immunization Plan in 2019.

Portugal

Portugal introduced universal HPV vaccination for boys aged 10 years and above as part of its National Immunization Plan in 2020.

United States

On 9 September 2009, an advisory panel recommended that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the USA license Gardasil in the United States for boys and men ages 9–26 for the prevention of genital warts. Soon after that, the vaccine was approved by the FDA for use in males aged 9 to 26 for prevention of genital warts and anal cancer.

In 2011, an advisory panel for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the vaccine for boys ages 11–12. This was intended to prevent genital warts and anal cancers in males, and possibly prevent head and neck cancer (though the vaccine's effectiveness against head and neck cancers has not yet been proven). The committee also made the vaccination recommendation for males 13 to 21 years who have not been vaccinated previously or who have not completed the three-dose series. For those under the age of 27 who have not been fully vaccinated the CDC recommends vaccination.

Also in 2011, Harald zur Hausen's support for vaccinating boys (so that they will be protected, and thereby so will women) was joined by professors Harald Moi and Ole-Erik Iversen.

In 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a summary basis for regulatory action and approval for expansion of usage and indication for Gardasil 9, the 9-valent HPV vaccine, to include men and women 27 to 45 years of age.

Public health

World Health Organization (WHO)

The HPV vaccine is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. The WHO recommends HPV vaccines as part of routine vaccinations in all countries, along with other prevention measures. The WHO's priority purpose of HPV immunization is the prevention of cervical cancer, which accounts for 82% of all HPV-related cancers and more than 95% of which are caused by HPV. The WHO has a global strategy for cervical cancer elimination. Its first pillar is having 90% of girls fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by 15 years of age. The WHO-recommended primary target population for HPV vaccination is girls aged 9–14 years before they become sexually active. Females aged ≥15 years, boys, older males or MSM are secondary target populations. Cervical cancer screening is still required following vaccination.

Global

Cervical cancer

The large majority of cervical cancer cases in 2020 (88%) occurred in LMICs, where they account for 17% of all cancers in women, compared with only 2% in high-income countries (HICs). In sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the highest rates of young WLWH, approximately 20% of cervical cancer cases occur in WLWH . HPV infection is more likely to persist and to progress to cancer in WLWH.33 Mortality rates vary 50-fold between countries, ranging from <2 per 100 000 women in some HICs to >40 per 100 000 in some countries of sub-Saharan Africa.

Of the 20 hardest hit countries by cervical cancer, 19 are in Africa.

The US National Cancer Institute states "Widespread vaccination has the potential to reduce cervical cancer deaths around the world by as much as two-thirds if all women were to take the vaccine and if protection turns out to be long-term. In addition, the vaccines can reduce the need for medical care, biopsies, and invasive procedures associated with the follow-up from abnormal Pap tests, thus helping to reduce health care costs and anxieties related to abnormal Pap tests and follow-up procedures."

In 2004, preventive vaccines already protected against the two HPV types (16 and 18) that cause about 70% of cervical cancers worldwide. Because of the distribution of HPV types associated with cervical cancer, the vaccines were likely to be most effective in Asia, Europe, and North America. Some other high-risk types cause a larger percentage of cancers in other parts of the world. Vaccines that protect against more of the types common in cancers would prevent more cancers, and be less subject to regional variation. For instance, a vaccine against the seven types most common in cervical cancers (16, 18, 45, 31, 33, 52, 58) would prevent an estimated 87% of cervical cancers worldwide.

In 2008, only 41% of women with cervical cancer in the developing world got medical treatment. Therefore, prevention of HPV by vaccination may be a more effective way of lowering the disease burden in developing countries than cervical screening. The European Society of Gynecological Oncology sees the developing world as most likely to benefit from HPV vaccination. However, individuals in many resource-limited nations, Kenya for example, are unable to afford the vaccine.

In more developed countries, populations that do not receive adequate medical care, such as the poor or minorities in the United States or parts of Europe also have less access to cervical screening and appropriate treatment, and are similarly more likely to benefit. In 2009, Dr. Diane Harper, a researcher for the HPV vaccines, questioned whether the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks in countries where Pap smear screening is common. She has also encouraged women to continue pap screening after they are vaccinated and to be aware of potential adverse effects.

United States

In 2012, according to the CDC, the use of the HPV vaccine had cut rates of infection with HPV-6, -11, -16, and -18 in half in American teenagers (from 11.5% to 4.3%) and by one-third in American women in their early twenties (from 18.5% to 12.1%).

Side effects

HPV vaccines are safe and well tolerated and can be used in persons who are immunocompromised or HIV-infected. Pain at the site of injection occurs in between 35% and 88% of people Redness and swelling at the site and fever may also occur. No link to Guillain–Barré syndrome has been found. There is no increased risk of serious adverse effects. Extensive clinical trial and post-marketing safety surveillance data indicate that both Gardasil and Cervarix are well tolerated and safe. When comparing the HPV vaccine to a placebo (control) vaccine taken by women, there is no difference in the risk of severe adverse events.

United States

As of 8 September 2013, there were more than 57 million doses of Gardasil vaccine distributed in the United States, though it is unknown how many were administered. There have been 22,000 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports following the vaccination. 92% were reports of events considered to be non-serious (e.g., fainting, pain, and swelling at the injection site (arm), headache, nausea, and fever), and the rest were considered to be serious (death, permanent disability, life-threatening illness, and hospitalization). However, VAERS reports include any reported effects whether coincidental or causal. In response to concerns regarding the rates of adverse events associated with the vaccine, the CDC stated: "When evaluating data from VAERS, it is important to note that for any reported event, no cause-and-effect relationship has been established. VAERS receives reports on all potential associations between vaccines and adverse events."

As of 1 September 2009, in the US there were 44 reports of death in females after receiving the vaccine. None of the 27 confirmed deaths of women and girls who had taken the vaccine were linked to the vaccine. There is no evidence suggesting that Gardasil causes or raises the risk of Guillain–Barré syndrome. Additionally, there have been rare reports of blood clots forming in the heart, lungs, and legs. A 2015 review conducted by the European Medicines Agency's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee concluded that evidence does not support the idea that HPV vaccination causes complex regional pain syndrome or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

As of 8 September 2013, the CDC continued to recommend Gardasil vaccination for the prevention of four types of HPV. The manufacturer of Gardasil has committed to ongoing research assessing the vaccine's safety.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA, the rate of adverse side effects related to Gardasil immunization in the safety review was consistent with what has been seen in the safety studies carried out before the vaccine was approved and were similar to those seen with other vaccines. However, a higher proportion of syncope (fainting) was seen with Gardasil than is usually seen with other vaccines. The FDA and CDC have reminded healthcare providers that, to prevent falls and injuries, all vaccine recipients should remain seated or lying down and be closely observed for 15 minutes after vaccination. The HPV vaccination does not appear to reduce the willingness of women to undergo pap tests.

Contraindications

While the use of HPV vaccines can help reduce cervical cancer deaths by two-thirds around the world, not everyone is eligible for vaccination. Some factors exclude people from receiving HPV vaccines. These factors include:

  • People with history of immediate hypersensitivity to vaccine components. Patients with a hypersensitivity to yeast should not receive Gardasil since yeast is used in its production.
  • People with moderate or severe acute illnesses. This does not completely exclude patients from vaccination but postpones the time of vaccination until the illness has improved.

Pregnancy

In the Gardasil clinical trials, 1,115 pregnant women received the HPV vaccine. Overall, the proportions of pregnancies with an adverse outcome were comparable in subjects who received Gardasil and subjects who received a placebo. However, the clinical trials had a relatively small sample size. As of 2018, the vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women.

The FDA has classified the HPV vaccine as a pregnancy Category B, meaning there is no apparent harm to the fetus in animal studies. HPV vaccines have not been causally related to adverse pregnancy outcomes or adverse effects on the fetus. However, data on vaccination during pregnancy is very limited, and vaccination during the pregnancy term should be delayed until more information is available. If a woman is found to be pregnant during the three-dose series of vaccination, the series should be postponed until pregnancy has been completed. While there is no indication for intervention for vaccine dosages administered during pregnancy, patients and healthcare providers are encouraged to report exposure to vaccines to the appropriate HPV vaccine pregnancy registry.

Mechanism of action

The HPV vaccines are based on hollow virus-like particles (VLPs) assembled from recombinant HPV coat proteins. The natural virus capsid is composed of two proteins, L1 and L2, but vaccines only contain L1.

Gardasil contains inactive L1 proteins from four different HPV strains: 6, 11, 16, and 18, synthesized in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Each vaccine dose contains 225 μg of aluminum, 9.56 mg of sodium chloride, 0.78 mg of L-histidine, 50 μg of polysorbate 80, 35 μg of sodium borate, and water. The combination of ingredients totals 0.5 mL. HPV types 16 and 18 cause about 70% of all cervical cancer. Gardasil also targets HPV types 6 and 11, which together cause about 90 percent of all cases of genital warts.

Gardasil and Cervarix are designed to elicit virus-neutralizing antibody responses that prevent initial infection with the HPV types represented in the vaccine. The vaccines have been shown to offer 100 percent protection against the development of cervical pre-cancers and genital warts caused by the HPV types in the vaccine, with few or no side effects. The protective effects of the vaccine are expected to last a minimum of 4.5 years after the initial vaccination.

While the study period was not long enough for cervical cancer to develop, the prevention of these cervical precancerous lesions (or dysplasias) is believed highly likely to result in the prevention of those cancers.

History

In 1983, Harald zur Hausen culminated decades of research with the discovery that certain variants of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) could be found in a majority of tested cervical cancer specimens. This provided strong scientific evidence for a link between the viral infection and cervical cancer, and provided strong motivations for further research into HPVs.

In 1990, Ian Frazer partnered with Jian Zhou and Xiao-Yi Sun at the University of Queensland in Australia to create synthetic HPVs for study in the lab. While working towards this goal, they were able to synthetically produce some of the capsid proteins of the HPVs, L1 and L2. Recognizing the potential of these proteins to form the basis of a vaccine, they filed a provisional patent on their production process in Australia in 1991.

The further invention then stalled while convincing developers of the market for the vaccine, and also while patent offices determined who the discovery belonged to. Three other organizations, the US National Cancer Institute, Georgetown University, and University of Rochester, were also vying for the patent as a result of contributions in the space. After providing evidence of the correctness of their L1 sequencing in 2004, the US patent court of appeals accorded priority to the University of Queensland in 2009. As a result, the University of Queensland receives royalty payments from the sale of these vaccines even today.

By the early 2000s, developers, convinced of the market of the vaccine, had begun refining, researching, and trialing L1-based HPV vaccines. In 2006, the FDA approved the first preventive HPV vaccine, marketed by Merck & Co. under the trade name Gardasil. According to a Merck press release, by the second quarter of 2007 it had been approved in 80 countries, many under fast-track or expedited review. Early in 2007, GlaxoSmithKline filed for approval in the United States for a similar preventive HPV vaccine, known as Cervarix. In June 2007, this vaccine was licensed in Australia, and it was approved in the European Union in September 2007. Cervarix was approved for use in the US in October 2009.

Harald zur Hausen was awarded half of the $1.4 million Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 for his work showing that cervical cancer is caused by certain types of HPVs.

In December 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a vaccine called Gardasil 9 to protect females between the ages of 9 and 26 and males between the ages of 9 and 15 against nine strains of HPV. Gardasil 9 protects against infection from the strains covered by the first generation of Gardasil (HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, and HPV-18) and protects against five other HPV strains responsible for 20% of cervical cancers (HPV-31, HPV-33, HPV-45, HPV-52, and HPV-58).

Society and culture

Economics

As of 2013, vaccinating girls and young women was estimated to be cost-effective in the low and middle-income countries, especially in places without organized programs for screening cervical cancer. When the cost of the vaccine itself, or the cost of administering it to individuals, were higher, or if cervical cancer screening were readily available, then vaccination was less likely to be cost-effective.

From a public health point of view, vaccinating men as well as women decreases the virus pool within the population but is only cost-effective to vaccinate men when the uptake in the female population is extremely low. In the United States, the cost per quality-adjusted life year is greater than US$100,000 for vaccinating the male population, compared to less than US$50,000 for vaccinating the female population. This assumes a 75% vaccination rate.

In 2013, the two companies that sell the most common vaccines announced a price cut to less than US$5 per dose to poor countries, as opposed to US$130 per dose in the US.

Brand names

The vaccine is sold under various brand names including Gardasil, Cervarix, Cecolin, and Walrinvax.

Vaccine implementation

See also: Vaccination policy

The primary target group in most of the countries recommending HPV vaccination is young adolescent girls, aged 9–14. It's particularly cost-effective in resource-constrained settings. The vaccination schedule depends on the age of the vaccine recipient. As of 2023, 27% of girls aged 9–14 years worldwide received at least one dose (37 countries were implementing the single-dose schedule). Global coverage for the first dose of HPV vaccine in girls grew from 20% in 2022 to 27% in 2023. As of 10 September 2024, 57 countries are implementing the single-dose schedule. Vaccinating a large portion of the population may also benefit the unvaccinated by way of herd immunity.

HPV vaccine introductions have been hampered by global supply shortages since 2018. Between 2019 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HPV vaccination programs have been significantly affected in the United States, low-income and lower-middle-income countries.

In developed countries, the widespread use of cervical "Pap smear" screening programs has reduced the incidence of invasive cervical cancer by 50% or more. Preventive vaccines reduce but do not eliminate the chance of getting cervical cancer. Therefore, experts recommend that women combine the benefits of both programs by seeking regular Pap smear screening, even after vaccination. School-entry vaccination requirements were found to increase the use of the HPV vaccine.

HPV vaccine included in national immunization program

At least 144 countries (at least 74% of WHO member states) provided the HPV vaccine in their national immunization schedule for girls, as of November 2024. As of 2022, 47 countries (24% of WHO member states) also did it for boys.

Africa

Of the 20 hardest hit countries by cervical cancer, 19 are in Africa. In 2013, with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, eight low-income countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, began the rollout of the HPV vaccine.

Algeria

No

Angola

No

Chad

No

Central African Republic

No

Democratic Republic of Congo

No

Ghana

No (GAVI support in 2013)

Guinea-Bissau

No

Kenya

Both Cervarix and Gardasil are approved for use within Kenya by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. However, at a cost of 20,000 Kenyan shillings, which is more than the average annual income for a family, the director of health promotion in the Ministry of Health, Nicholas Muraguri, states that many Kenyans are unable to afford the vaccine. It has received GAVI support in 2013.

Madagascar

No (GAVI support in 2013)

Malawi

Yes (GAVI support in 2013)

Mozambique

Yes (GAVI support for HPV demonstration projects in 2014)

Niger

No (GAVI support in 2013)

Nigeria

Yes

Rwanda

Yes (GAVI support in 2014)

Senegal

Yes

Sierra Leone

Yes (GAVI support in 2013)

South Africa

Cervical cancer represents the most common cause of cancer-related deaths—more than 3,000 deaths per year—among women in South Africa because of high HIV prevalence, making the introduction of the vaccine highly desirable. A Papanicolaou test program was established in 2000 to help screen for cervical cancer, but since this program has not been implemented widely, vaccination would offer more efficient form of prevention. In May 2013 the Minister of Health of South Africa, Aaron Motsoaledi, announced the government would provide free HPV vaccines for girls aged 9 and 10 in the poorest 80% of schools starting in February 2014 and the fifth quintile later on. South Africa will be the first African country with an immunisation schedule that includes vaccines to protect people from HPV infection, but because the effectiveness of the vaccines in women who later become infected with HIV is not yet fully understood, it is difficult to assess how cost-effective the vaccine will be. Negotiations are currently underway for more affordable HPV vaccines since they are up to 10 times more expensive than others already included in the immunization schedule.

United Republic of Tanzania

Yes (GAVI support in 2013)

Zimbabwe

Yes (GAVI support for HPV demonstration projects in 2014)

Australia

In April 2007, Australia became the second country—after Austria—to introduce a government-funded National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program to protect young women against HPV infections that can lead to cancers and disease. The National HPV Vaccination Program is listed on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule and funded under the Immunise Australia Program. The Immunise Australia Program is a joint Federal, State, and Territory Government initiative to increase immunisation rates for vaccine-preventable diseases.

The National HPV Vaccination Program for females was made up of two components: an ongoing school-based program for 12- and 13-year-old girls; and a time-limited catch-up program (females aged 14–26 years) delivered through schools, general practices, and community immunization services, which ceased on 31 December 2009.

During 2007–2009, an estimated 83% of females aged 12–17 years received at least one dose of HPV vaccine and 70% completed the 3-dose HPV vaccination course. By 2017, HPV coverage data on the Immunise Australia website show that by 15 years of age, over 82% of Australian females had received all three doses.

Since the National HPV Vaccination Program commenced in 2007, there has been a reduction in HPV-related infections in young women. A study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases in October 2012 found the prevalence of vaccine-preventable HPV types (6, 11, 16, and 18) in Papanicolaou test results of women aged 18–24 years has significantly decreased from 28.7% to 6.7% four years after the introduction of the National HPV Vaccination Program. A 2011 report published found the diagnosis of genital warts (caused by HPV types 6 and 11) had also decreased in young women and men.

In October 2010, the Australian regulatory agency, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, extended the registration of the quadrivalent vaccine (Gardasil) to include use in males aged 9 through 26 years of age, for the prevention of external genital lesions and infection with HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18.

In November 2011, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) recommended the extension of the National HPV Vaccination Program to include males. The PBAC made its recommendation on the preventive health benefits that can be achieved, such as a reduction in the incidence of anal and penile cancers and other HPV-related diseases. In addition to the direct benefit to males, it was estimated that routine HPV vaccination of adolescent males would contribute to the reduction of vaccine HPV-type infection and associated disease in women through herd immunity.

In 2012, the Australian Government announced it would be extending the National HPV Vaccination Program to include males, through the National Immunisation Program Schedule.

Updated results were reported in 2014.

Since February 2013, free HPV vaccine has been provided through school-based programs for:

  • males and females aged 12–13 years (ongoing program); and
  • males aged between 14 and 15 years – until the end of the school year in 2014 (catch-up program).
Canada

HPV vaccines were first approved in Canada in July 2006 for use in females, and February 2010 for use in males.

The vaccines Cervarix, Gardasil, and Gardasil 9 are authorized for use in Canada, with Gardasil 9 the primary vaccine used. All provinces and territories (except Quebec) administer Gardasil 9 on a two or three-dose schedule: individuals under age 15 are given two doses, while individuals who are immunocompromised, living with HIV, or age 15+ are given three doses. Quebec provides two doses to individuals under 18 years (the first dose is Gardasil 9, and the second dose is Cervarix) and three doses of Gardasil 9 to people age 18+.

The administration of free vaccination programs is provided by individual province and territory governments. All provincial and territorial governments offer free vaccination for school-aged children, irrespective of gender. The school grades in which the vaccine is provided varies by province and territory: grade 4 and secondary 3 (Quebec); grade 6 (British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon); grades 6 and 9 (Alberta); grades 4-6 (Northwest Territories); or grade 7 (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario). Publicly funded HPV vaccines are also provided in certain provinces and territories for other groups of people, such as men who have sex with men, individuals living with HIV, and individuals who identify as transgender. Individuals who do not qualify for any of the publicly funded programs can privately purchase the three-dose HPV vaccine series for $510 to $630.

China

GlaxoSmithKline China announced in 2016, that Cervarix (HPV vaccine 16 and 18) had been approved by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA). Cervarix is registered in China for girls aged 9 to 45, adopting 3-dose program within 6 months. Cervarix was launched in China in 2017, and it was the first approved HPV vaccine in China.

Colombia

The vaccine was introduced in 2012, approved for girls aged 9. The HPV vaccine was initially offered to girls aged 9 and older, and attending the fourth grade of school. Since 2013 the age of coverage was extended to girls in school from grade four (who have reached the age of 9) to grade eleven (independent of age); and no schooling from age 9–17 years 11 months and 29 days old.

Costa Rica

Since June 2019, the vaccine has been administered compulsorily by the state, free of charge to girls at ten years of age.

Europe

As of 2020, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reports that the vaccine uptake among females is the following:

Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK have reported national coverage above 70%. In some countries, including France and Germany, coverage has been consistently below 50%, though recently increasing in France.

Country Date of introduction Gender(s) Target age group Financed by Policy
Austria 2006 M/F 10–12 Fully financed by national health authorities for everyone age 9 to 20 years Voluntary immunization
Belgium 2007 M/F 10–13 Fully financed by national health authorities Mandatory; part of the national immunization schedule
Croatia 20 May 2016 M/F 12 Fully financed by national health authorities Voluntary immunization for women not yet sexually active
Czech Republic M/F
Denmark 1 January 2009 M/F 12 Fully financed by national health authorities Part of the Danish Childhood Vaccination program
Finland 21 November 2013 for female, 20 May 2020 for male M/F 11–12 Fully financed by national health authorities Part of the Finnish National Vaccination program
France 11 July 2007 F 14–23 Financed 65% by national health authorities Voluntary immunization for women not yet sexually active
Germany 26 March 2007 M/F 9–14 Fully financed by mandatory health insurance Voluntary immunization
Greece 12 February 2007 F 12–26 Fully financed by national health authorities Mandatory for all girls entering 7th grade
Hungary September 2014 for females and 2020 for males M/F 12-13 Fully financed by national health authorities for 7th grade schoolgirls (12–13 years old). Several local governments have decided to pursue their own earlier initiative, thus providing the vaccine to those who are not eligible for the national vaccination programme due to their age. Subsidised by some local councils for 13- and 14-year-olds. Public vaccination program
Iceland 2011 12 Fully financed by national health authorities
Ireland 2009 M/F 12–13 Fully financed by national health authorities Offered to males and females in the first year of secondary school. Non-mandatory. HPV vaccination was introduced to the national immunisation scheme for males in 2019.
Italy 26 March 2007 M/F 12 Fully financed by national health authorities initially for girls only. Offered to boys from 2017.
Latvia 2009 12 Fully financed by national health authorities
Liechtenstein M/F
Luxembourg 2008 12 Fully financed by national health authorities
Netherlands 2009 M/F 10-18 Fully financed by national health authorities Offered to boys starting from February 2022
North Macedonia 2009 F 12 Fully financed by national health authorities Mandatory; part of the national immunization schedule
Norway 2009 M/F 12–13 Part of the national immunization program
Portugal 2007 F 13 Fully financed by national health authorities Part of the national immunization program for both boys and girls
Romania November 2008 F 10-18 Fully financed by national health authorities Part of the national immunization program, but not mandatory for 10–14 years old girls until August 2021, up to 18 years old as of 3 September 2021
Slovenia 2009 11–12 Fully financed by national health authorities
Spain 2007 11–14 Fully financed by national health authorities
Sweden 2012 M/F 10–11 The school-based vaccination program is fully financed by national health authorities, initially for girls only. Offered to all children in fifth grade from August 2020 (boys born in 2009 are included). All vaccinations within the national vaccination programme for children are voluntary.
Switzerland 2008 11–14 Fully financed by national health authorities
UK September 2008 M/F M: 9–45

F: 9–45

Fully financed by national health authorities initially for girls only. Offered to boys aged 12 and 13 years from September 2019. The HPV vaccine is available for free on the NHS up until a person's 25th birthday if they were eligible and missed the HPV vaccine offered in Year 8 at school,:
  • girls born after 1 September 1991
  • boys born after 1 September 2006

Also fully financed by national health authorities since 2018 for men aged up to and including 45 years of age who have sex with other men (MSM) when they visit sexual health clinics and HIV clinics in England. Trans women (people who were assigned male at birth) are eligible in the same way as MSM if their risk of getting HPV is similar to the risk of MSM who are eligible for the HPV vaccine. Trans men (people who were assigned female at birth) are eligible if they have sex with other men and are aged 45 or under.

Offered to males and females in the second year of secondary school, as well as at sexual health and HIV clinics in England. Non-mandatory.

Hong Kong

HPV vaccines are approved for use in Hong Kong. As part of the Hong Kong Childhood Immunisation Programme, HPV vaccines became mandatory for students in the 2019/2020 school year, exclusively for females at primary 5 and 6 levels.

India

HPV vaccine (both Gardasil and Cervarix) was introduced in Indian markets in 2008, but it is yet to be included in the country's universal immunization programme. In Punjab and Sikkim (states of India), it is included in the state immunization program and the coverage is up to 97% of targeted girls. HPV vaccination has been recommended by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization, but has not been implemented in India as of 2018.

In 2023, Serum Institute of India (SII) developed a new vaccine Cervavax targeting HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18. The newly developed vaccine shows equal capability to Merck's Gardasil 9. Cervavax vaccine isn't commercially available yet. In 2024, the HPV vaccine drive was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of Nari Shakti ("Women Power") campaign but hasn't been implemented yet. The vaccine is commercially available in the market at a price between ₹ 3,000 ($35) and ₹ 15,000 ($180).

Ireland

The HPV vaccination programme in Ireland is part of the national strategy to protect females from cervical cancer. Since 2009, the Health Service Executive has offered the HPV vaccine, free of charge, to all girls from the first year onwards (ages 12–13). Secondary schools began implementing the vaccine program on an annual basis from September 2010 onwards. The programme was expanded to include males in 2019. Two HPV vaccines are licensed for use in Ireland: Cervarix and Gardasil. To ensure high uptake, the vaccine is administered to teenagers aged 12–13 in their first year of secondary school, with the first dose administered between September and October and the final dose in April of the following year. Males and females aged 12–13 who are outside of the traditional school setting (home school, etc.) are invited to Health service Executive clinics for their vaccines. HPV vaccination in Ireland is not mandatory and consent is obtained before vaccination. For males and females aged 16 and under, consent is granted by a parent or guardian unless it is explicitly refused by the child. Any male or female aged 16 and over may provide their own consent if they want to be vaccinated. HIQA has stated the vaccine will provide further protection, particularly to men who have sex with men. The vaccine has been extended following evidence that 25% of HPV cancers occur in men. Additionally, HIQA is aiming to replace the current vaccination, which covers 4 major HPV strains, with an updated vaccine protecting against nine strains. The cost with the "gender-neutral nine-talent" vaccine is estimated to be nearly €11.66 million over the next five years.

Israel

Introduced in 2012. Target age group 13–14. Fully financed by national health authorities only for this age group. For the year 2013–2014, girls in the eighth grade may get the vaccine free of charge only in school, and not in Ministry of Health offices or clinics. Girls in the ninth grade may receive the vaccine free of charge only at Ministry of Health offices, and not in schools or clinics. Religious and conservative groups are expected to refuse the vaccination.

Japan

The quadrivalent vaccine has been approved for males and the 9-valent one for females. Since 2010, young women in Japan have been eligible to receive the cervical cancer vaccination for free. In June 2013, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare mandated that, before administering the vaccine, medical institutions must inform women that the ministry does not recommend it. However, the vaccine is still available at no cost to Japanese women who choose to accept the vaccination. It is widely available only since April 2013. Fully financed by national health authorities to females aged 11 to 16 years. In June 2013, however, Japan's Vaccine Adverse Reactions Review Committee (VARRC) suspended the recommendation of the vaccine due to fears of adverse events. This directive has been criticized by researchers at the University of Tokyo as a failure of governance since the decision was taken without the presentation of adequate scientific evidence. At the time, Ministry spokespeople emphasized that "The decision does not mean that the vaccine itself is problematic from the viewpoint of safety," but that they wanted time to conduct analyses on possible adverse effects, "to offer information that can make the people feel more at ease." However, the suspension of the Ministry's endorsement was still in place as of February 2019, by which time the HPV vaccination rate among younger women fell from approximately 70% in 2013 to 1% or less. Over an overlapping time period (2009–2019), the age-adjusted mortality rate from cervical cancer increased by 9.6%. Japan to Resume Active Promotion of HPV Vaccinations in April 2022. In December 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has decided to allow free vaccines to women born between fiscal year 1997 and 2005 after eight-year hiatus. A panel of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare agreed to give women (born between fiscal 1997 and fiscal 2005), free vaccinations, if they missed the country's free vaccination program. 225,993 girls were vaccinated for the first round of routine vaccination in 2022, and the vaccination rate was 42.2%. The Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine reported the first vaccination rate and cumulative first vaccination rate for each year of birth in 2022 at a meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. For 12-year-old girls born in 2010, the rate was 2.8%.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination by Birth Fiscal Year in Japan
Laos

In 2013, Laos began implementation of the HPV vaccine, with the assistance of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Malaysia

In 2010, Malaysia launched a national vaccination program to provide three doses of HPV vaccines to all 13-year-old girls. In 2015, the program transitioned to a two-dose regimen.

High rates of school enrolment for 13-year-olds (96.0%) and retention of female students in secondary schools have made it possible for the HPV vaccination to be integrated into the School Health Service Program and ensure equal access to the HPV vaccine between urban and rural areas.

Mexico

The vaccine was introduced in 2008 to 5% of the population. This percentage of the population had the lowest development index which correlates with the highest incidence of cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine is delivered to girls 12 – 16 years old following the 0-2-6 dosing schedule. By 2009 Mexico had expanded the vaccine use to girls, 9–12 years of age, the dosing schedule in this group was different, the time elapsed between the first and second dose was six months, and the third dose 60 months later. In 2011 Mexico approved a nationwide use of HPV vaccination program to include vaccination of all 9-year-old girls.

New Zealand

Immunization as of 2017 is free for males and females aged 9 to 26 years.

The public funding began on 1 September 2008. The vaccine was initially offered only to girls, usually through a school-based program in Year 8 (approximately age 12), but also through general practices and some family planning clinics. Over 200,000 New Zealand girls and young women have received HPV immunization.

Panama

The vaccine was added to the national immunization program in 2008, to target 10-year-old girls.

South Korea

On 27 July 2007, South Korean government approved Gardasil for use in girls and women aged 9 to 26 and boys aged 9 to 15. Approval for use in boys was based on safety and immunogenicity but not efficacy.

Since 2016, HPV vaccination has been part of the National Immunization Program, offered free of charge to all children under 12 in South Korea, with costs fully covered by the Korean government.

For 2016 only, Korean girls born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2004 were also eligible to receive the free vaccinations as a limited-time offer. From 2017, the free vaccines are available to those under 12 only.

Trinidad and Tobago

Introduced in 2013. Target Group 9–26. Fully financed by national health authorities. But was suspended later on that year owing to objections and concerns raised by the Catholic Board, but fully available in local health centers.

United Arab Emirates

The World Health Organization ranks cervical cancer as the fourth most frequent cancer among women in UAE, at 7.4 per 100,000 women, and according to Abu Dhabi Health Authority, the cancer is also the seventh highest cause of death of women in the U.A.E.

In 2007, the HPV vaccine was approved for girls and young women, 15 to 26 years of age, and offered optionally at hospitals and clinics. Moreover, starting 1 June 2013, the vaccine was offered free of charge for women between the ages of 18 and 26, in Abu Dhabi. However, on 14 September 2018, the U.A.E's Ministry of Health and Community Protection announced that HPV vaccine became a mandatory part of the routine vaccinations for all girls in the U.A.E. The vaccine is to be administers to all school girls in the 8th grade girls, aged 13.

United Kingdom

In the UK the vaccine is licensed for females aged 9–26, for males aged 9–15, and for men who have sex with men aged 18–45.

HPV vaccination was introduced into the national immunisation programme in September 2008, for girls aged 12–13 across the UK. A two-year catch-up campaign started in Autumn 2009 to vaccinate all girls up to 18 years of age. Catch-up vaccination was offered to girls aged between 16 and 18 from autumn 2009, and girls aged between 15 and 17 from autumn 2010. It will be many years before the vaccination programme affects cervical cancer incidence so women are advised to continue accepting their invitations for cervical screening. Men who have sex with men up to and including the age of 45 became eligible for free HPV vaccination on the NHS in April 2018. They get the vaccine by visiting sexual health clinics and HIV clinics in England. A meta-analysis of vaccinations for men who have sex with men showed that this strategy is most effective when combined with gender-neutral vaccination of all boys, regardless of their sexual orientation.

From the 2019/2020 school year, it is expected that 12- to 13-year-old boys will also become eligible for the HPV vaccine as part of the national immunisation programme. This follows a statement by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. The first dose of the HPV vaccine will be offered routinely to boys aged 12 and 13 in school year 8, in the same way that it is currently (May 2018) offered to girls. Boots UK opened a private HPV vaccination service to boys and men aged 12–44 years in April 2017 at a cost of £150 per vaccination. In children aged 12–14 years two doses are recommended, while those aged 15–44 years a course of three is recommended.

Cervarix was the HPV vaccine offered from its introduction in September 2008, to August 2012, with Gardasil being offered from September 2012. The change was motivated by Gardasil's added protection against genital warts.

United States
Adoption

On 30 August 2021, fifteen leading academic and freestanding cancer centers with membership in the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI), all National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers, the American Cancer Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Association for Cancer Research, and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have issued a joint statement urging the US health care systems, physicians, parents, children, and young adults to get HPV vaccination and other recommended vaccinations back on track during the National Immunization Awareness Month.

As of late 2007, about one-quarter of US females aged 13–17 years had received at least one of the three HPV shots. By 2014, the proportion of such females receiving an HPV vaccination had risen to 38%. The government began recommending vaccination for boys in 2011; by 2014, the vaccination rate among boys (at least one dose) had reached 35%.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting as many girls vaccinated as early and as quickly as possible will reduce the cases of cervical cancer among middle-aged women in 30 to 40 years and reduce the transmission of this highly communicable infection. Barriers include the limited understanding by many people that HPV causes cervical cancer, the difficulty of getting pre-teens and teens into the doctor's office to get a shot, and the high cost of the vaccine ($120/dose, $360 total for the three required doses, plus the cost of doctor visits). Community-based interventions can increase the uptake of HPV vaccination among adolescents.

A survey was conducted in 2009 to gather information about knowledge and adoption of the HPV vaccine. Thirty percent of 13- to 17-year-olds and 9% of 18- to 26-year-olds out of the total 1,011 young women surveyed reported receipt of at least one HPV injection. Knowledge about HPV varied; however, 5% or fewer subjects believed that the HPV vaccine precluded the need for regular cervical cancer screening or safe-sex practices. Few girls and young women overestimate the protection provided by the vaccine. Despite moderate uptake, many females at risk of acquiring HPV have not yet received the vaccine. For example, young black women are less likely to receive HPV vaccines compared to young white women. Additionally, young women of all races and ethnicities without health insurance are less likely to get vaccinated.

As of 2017, Gardasil 9 is the only HPV vaccine available in the United States as it provides protection against more HPV types than the earlier approved vaccines (the original Gardasil and Cervarix). Since the approval of Gardasil in 2006 and despite low vaccine uptake, prevalence of HPV among teenagers aged 14–19 has been cut in half with an 88% reduction among vaccinated women. No decline in prevalence was observed in other age groups, indicating the vaccine to have been responsible for the sharp decline in cases. The drop in number of infections is expected to in turn lead to a decline in cervical and other HPV-related cancers in the future.

Legislation

Four states have laws that require HPV vaccination for school students: Hawaii, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Students in those states must have started HPV vaccination before entering the 7th grade. All school immunization laws grant exemptions to children for medical reasons, with other "opt-out" policies varying by state.

Shortly after the first HPV vaccine was approved, bills to make the vaccine mandatory for school attendance were introduced in many states. Only two such bills passed (in Virginia and Washington DC) during the first four years after vaccine introduction. Mandates have been effective at increasing uptake of other vaccines, such as mumps, measles, rubella, and hepatitis B (which is also sexually transmitted). However most such efforts developed for five or more years after vaccine release, while financing and supply were arranged, further safety data was gathered, and education efforts increased understanding, before mandates were considered. Most public policies including school mandates have not been effective in promoting HPV vaccination while receiving a recommendation from a physician increased the probability of vaccination.

In July 2015, Rhode Island added an HPV vaccine requirement for admittance into public schools. This mandate requires all students entering the seventh grade to receive at least one dose of the HPV vaccine starting in August 2015, all students entering the eighth grade to receive at least two doses of the HPV vaccine starting in August 2016, and all students entering the ninth grade to receive at least three doses of the HPV vaccine starting in August 2017. No legislative action is required for the Rhode Island Department of Health to add new vaccine mandates. Rhode Island is the only state that requires the vaccine for both male and female 7th graders.

Immigrants

Between July 2008 and December 2009, proof of the first of three doses of HPV Gardasil vaccine was required for women ages 11–26 intending to legally enter the United States. This requirement stirred controversy because of the cost of the vaccine, and because all the other vaccines so required to prevent diseases that are spread by respiratory route and considered highly contagious. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention repealed all HPV vaccination directives for immigrants effective 14 December 2009. Uptake in the United States appears to vary by ethnicity and whether someone was born outside the United States.

Coverage

Measures have been considered including requiring insurers to cover HPV vaccination and funding HPV vaccines for those without insurance. The cost of the HPV vaccines for females under 18 who are uninsured is covered under the federal Vaccines for Children Program. As of 23 September 2010, vaccines are required to be covered by insurers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. HPV vaccines specifically are to be covered at no charge for women, including those who are pregnant or nursing.

Medicaid covers HPV vaccination in accordance with the ACIP recommendations, and immunizations are a mandatory service under Medicaid for eligible individuals under age 21. In addition, Medicaid includes the Vaccines for Children Program. This program provides immunization services for children 18 and under who are Medicaid eligible, uninsured, underinsured, receiving immunizations through a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic, or are Native American or Alaska Native.

The vaccine manufacturers also offer help for people who cannot afford HPV vaccination. GlaxoSmithKline's Vaccines Access Program provides Cervarix free of charge 1-877-VACC-911 to low-income women, ages 19 to 25, who do not have insurance. Merck's Vaccine Patient Assistance Program 1-800-293-3881 provides Gardasil free to low-income women and men, ages 19 to 26, who do not have insurance, including immigrants who are legal residents.

Opposition in the United States
See also: Vaccine controversy

The idea that the HPV vaccine is linked to increased sexual behavior is not supported by scientific evidence. A review of nearly 1,400 adolescent girls found no difference in teen pregnancy, incidence of sexually transmitted infection, or contraceptive counseling regardless of whether they received the HPV vaccine. Thousands of Americans die each year from cancers preventable by the vaccine. A disproportionate rate of HPV-related cancers exists amongst LatinX populations, leading researchers to explore how communication and messaging can be adjusted to address vaccine hesitancy.

Insurance companies

There has been significant opposition from health insurance companies to covering the cost of the vaccine ($360).

Religious and conservative groups

Opposition due to the safety of the vaccine has been addressed through studies, but there is still some opposition focused on the sexual implications of the vaccine. Conservative groups in the US have opposed the concept of making HPV vaccination mandatory for pre-adolescent girls, claiming that making the vaccine mandatory is a violation of parental rights and that it will give a false sense of immunity to sexually transmitted infection, leading to early sexual activity. (See Peltzman effect) Both the Family Research Council and the group Focus on the Family support widespread (universal) availability of HPV vaccines but oppose mandatory HPV vaccinations for entry to public school. Parents also express confusion over recent mandates for entry to public school, pointing out that HPV is transmitted through sexual contact, not through attending school with other children.

Conservative groups are concerned children will see the vaccine as a safeguard against STIs and will have sex sooner than they would without the vaccine while failing to use contraceptives. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics disagreed with the argument that the vaccine increases sexual activity among teens. Christine Peterson, director of the University of Virginia's Gynecology Clinic, said "The presence of seat belts in cars doesn't cause people to drive less safely. The presence of a vaccine in a person's body doesn't cause them to engage in risk-taking behavior they would not otherwise engage in." A 2018 study of college-aged students found that HPV vaccination did not increase sexual activity.

Parental opposition

Many parents opposed to providing the HPV vaccine to their pre-teens agree the vaccine is safe and effective, but find talking to their children about sex uncomfortable. Elizabeth Lange, of Waterman Pediatrics in Providence, RI, addresses this concern by emphasizing what the vaccine is doing for the child. Lange suggests parents should focus on the cancer prevention aspect without being distracted by words like 'sexually transmitted'. Everyone wants cancer prevention, yet here parents are denying their children a form of protection due to the nature of the cancer—Lange suggests that this much controversy would not surround a breast cancer or colon cancer vaccine. The HPV vaccine is suggested for 11-year-olds because it should be administered before possible exposure to HPV, but also because the immune system has the highest response for creating antibodies around this age. Lange also emphasized the studies showing that the HPV vaccine does not cause children to be more promiscuous than they would be without the vaccine.

Controversy over the HPV vaccine remains present in the media. Parents in Rhode Island have created a Facebook group called "Rhode Islanders Against Mandated HPV Vaccinations" in response to Rhode Island's mandate that males and females entering the 7th grade, as of September 2015, be vaccinated for HPV before attending public school.

Physician impact

The effectiveness of a physician's recommendation for the HPV vaccine also contributes to low vaccination rates and controversy surrounding the vaccine. A 2015 study of national physician communication and support for the HPV vaccine found physicians routinely recommend HPV vaccines less strongly than they recommend Tdap or meningitis vaccines, find the discussion about HPV to be long and burdensome, and discuss the HPV vaccine last, after all other vaccines. Researchers suggest these factors discourage patients and parents from setting up timely HPV vaccines. To increase vaccination rates, this issue must be addressed and physicians should be better trained to handle discussing the importance of the HPV vaccine with patients and their families.

Ethics

Some researchers have compared the need for adolescent HPV vaccination to that of other childhood diseases such as chicken pox, measles, and mumps. This is because vaccination before infection decreases the risk of several forms of cancer.

There has been some controversy around the HPV vaccine's rollout and distribution. Countries have taken different routes based on economics and social climate leading to issues of forced vaccination and marginalization of segments of the population in some cases.

The rollout of a country's vaccination program is more divisive, compared to the act of providing vaccination against HPV. In more affluent countries, arguments have been made for publicly funded programs aimed at vaccinating all adolescents voluntarily. These arguments are supported by World Health Organization (WHO) surveys showing the effectiveness of cervical cancer prevention with HPV vaccination.

In developing countries, the cost of the vaccine, dosing schedule, and other factors have led to suboptimal levels of vaccination. Future research is focused on low-cost generics and single-dose vaccination in efforts to make the vaccine more accessible.

Research

There are high-risk HPV types that are not affected by available vaccines. Ongoing research is focused on the development of HPV vaccines that will offer protection against a broader range of HPV types. One such method is a vaccine based on the minor capsid protein L2, which is highly conserved across HPV genotypes. Efforts for this have included boosting the immunogenicity of L2 by linking together short amino acid sequences of L2 from different oncogenic HPV types or by displaying L2 peptides on a more immunogenic carrier. There is also substantial research interest in the development of therapeutic vaccines, which seek to elicit immune responses against established HPV infections and HPV-induced cancers.

After exposure

Although HPV vaccination is most encouraged before any exposure to the target strains, its use is still beneficial in women who have contracted some of the target types because it's unlikely for a person to have been exposed to all target types. According to an 2008 article by the editor-in-chief of Harvard Women's Health Watch, the quadrivalent vaccine is able to reduce the occurrence of warts and precancerous lesions in HPV-positive women, and also appeared to reduce the chance of infection by non-targeted types. A 2023 review article finds that vaccination reduces the chance of further HPV-associated diseases even in those already showing HPV-related precancers and diseases. At this point the standard vaccine is not believed to be therapeutic, so this effect is attributed to the vaccine preventing the establishment of new infections.

Therapeutic vaccines

In addition to preventive vaccines, laboratory research, and several human clinical trials are focused on the development of therapeutic HPV vaccines. In general, these vaccines focus on the main HPV oncogenes, E6 and E7. Since expression of E6 and E7 is required for promoting the growth of cervical cancer cells (and cells within warts), it is hoped that immune responses against the two oncogenes might eradicate established tumors.

There is a working therapeutic HPV vaccine. It has gone through three clinical trials. The vaccine is officially called the MEL-1 vaccine but also known as the MVA-E2 vaccine. In a study it has been suggested that an immunogenic peptide pool containing epitopes that can be effective against all the high-risk HPV strains circulating globally and 14 conserved immunogenic peptide fragments from four early proteins (E1, E2, E6 and E7) of 16 high-risk HPV types providing CD8+ responses.

Therapeutic DNA vaccine VGX-3100, which consists of plasmids pGX3001 and pGX3002, has been granted a waiver by the European Medicines Agency for pediatric treatment of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix caused by HPV types 16 and 18. According to an article published 16 September 2015 in The Lancet, which reviewed the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of VGX-3100 in a double-blind, randomized controlled trial (phase 2b) targeting HPV-16 and HPV-18 E6 and E7 proteins for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3, it is the first therapeutic vaccine to show efficacy against CIN 2/3 associated with HPV-16 and HPV-18. In June 2017, VGX-3100 entered a phase III clinical trial called REVEAL-1 for the treatment of HPV-induced high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. The estimated completion time for collecting primary clinical endpoint data is August 2019.

As of October 2020, there are multiple therapeutic HPV vaccines in active development and in clinical trials, based on diverse vaccine platforms (protein-based, viral vector, bacterial vector, lipid encapsulated mRNA).

Awards

In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, the cervical cancer vaccine was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role in "innovation and invention".

In 2017, National Cancer Institute scientists Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller received the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for their contributions leading to the development of HPV vaccines.

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