Easier schedule for HPV vaccine: 2 doses instead of previously recommended 3

From Mayo Clinic: To protect against cervical cancer and other cancers caused by HPV infection, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is now recommending that 11- and 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart. This is a change from the previously recommended three-dose series.The CDC says adolescents ages 13 –14 also can receive the HPV vaccine on the new two-dose schedule. However, those who start the series later will continue to need three doses.Self-administered HPV Test is one of the Top 10 Medical Innovations 2017, selected by the Cleveland Clinic: Posted atClinical Cases and Images. Stay updated andsubscribe, follow us onTwitter and connect onFacebook.
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