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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness and Herd Protection in Young Women

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Spinner, C., Ding, L., Bernstein, D.I. et al.

Full Citation

Spinner, C., Ding, L., Bernstein, D.I. et al. 2019. Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness and Herd Protection in Young Women. Pediatrics. 143(2).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Immunization can help protect unimmunized children, adults and the elderly through herd effects.

Key Evidence: There is evidence that the 4-strain HPV vaccine protects people who haven’t been vaccinated from getting HPV infection. A study in the U.S. of sexually active 13-26 year old women found that, as the vaccination rate of these women climbed from 0% to 84% over an 11-year period, the rate of infection with any of the four vaccine strains fell 40% among those who had not been vaccinated.