HPV vaccine

The HPV Vaccine is a vaccine against Human papillomavirus.[1]

The first HPV vaccine became available in 2006.[1][2]

The vaccine is widely used because the virus can cause Cervical cancer in women.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 World Health Organization (December 2022). "Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper (2022 update)". Weekly Epidemiological Record. 97 (50): 645–672. hdl:10665/365351.
  2. ↑ World Health Organization (May 2011). The immunological basis for immunization series: module 19: human papillomavirus infection. World Health Organization. hdl:10665/44604. ISBN 9789241501590.
  3. ↑ "Human papillomavirus vaccines (HPV)". World Health Organization. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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