[Ohioaap-practicemanagers] HPV 2 Dose Schedule

[Melanie Farkas]

Good afternoon – I just wanted to share that the MMWR is out so the new 2-dose schedule for HPV for adolescents under 15 is now “official.”


ACIP publishes new recommendations on 2-dose HPV vaccination schedule

CDC published Use of a 2-Dose Schedule for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination—Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices<https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6549a5.htm?s_cid=> in the December 16 issue of MMWR<https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/pdfs/mm6549a5.pdf> (pages 1405–08). A media summary of the MMWR article is reprinted below.

In a policy statement issued today, CDC reduced the number of HPV vaccine doses recommended for younger adolescents. CDC now recommends two doses of HPV vaccine for girls and boys who start the vaccine series at age 9 through 14 years. The two doses should be given 6 to 12 months apart, increasing flexibility for patients, parents, and health care providers. The change was based on scientific evidence that two doses work just as well as three doses in girls and boys in this age group. Three doses are still recommended for older teens and young adults. CDC continues to recommend routine HPV vaccination at age 11 or 12 years; the series can be started at age 9 years. HPV vaccines are highly safe and effective and are routinely recommended for both girls and boys to prevent cancer-causing HPV infections.

Related Links

  *   MMWR main page<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/> provides access to MMWR Weekly, MMWR Recommendations and Reports, MMWR Surveillance Summaries, and MMWR Supplements
  *   Free MMWR electronic subscription<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsubscribe.html>
  *   CDC's ACIP Vaccine Recommendations<https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/> web page
  *   IAC's ACIP Recommendations<http://www.immunize.org/acip/> web section (chronological)
  *   IAC's HPV ACIP Recommendations<http://www.immunize.org/acip/acip_vax.asp#hpv> web section



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