HPV vaccine

Whatever happened to ... the global effort to wipe out cervical cancer with a vaccine?

7:51am September 12, 2024

Now that the World Health Organization has endorsed a one-dose vaccine, global health groups are amping up their effort to inoculate the world's girls. How are they doing?

Nicole Daceus, who was recently tested for HPV through the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, speaks with Valentine Cesar (right), a community health worker. Having a culturally competent staff can be key to cutting through health care avoidance and fear, Cesar says.

Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

5:01am October 11, 2022

by Verónica Zaragovia

As a first step to early treatment, health workers who speak Haitian Creole are teaching people in Little Haiti how to test themselves for HPV, the virus that causes half of all cervical cancers.

Health & Safety

It's Not Just Measles. What You Should Know About Vaccines For Adults

1:31pm May 15, 2019

by Mara Gordon

Many people don't know which shots they need as they get older. And the vaccines can be tougher to keep track of because many adults go to the doctor less frequently than kids do.

Abraham Vidaurre, 12, checks his arm after receiving an HPV vaccination at Amistad Community Health Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2016. Though gender differences in vaccine rates have narrowed, more girls than boys tend to get immunized against HPV.

This Vaccine Can Prevent Cancer, But Many Teenagers Still Don't Get It

9:33am February 19, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

The HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer in women and some cancers in men. It's most effective when given early in adolescence. But a new analysis finds only 29 percent of teens get it by age 13.

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Vials of the HPV vaccination drug Gardasil. Doctors and public health experts say the new version of the vaccine could protect more people against cancer.

HPV Vaccine Could Protect More People With Fewer Doses, Doctors Insist

10:21am March 29, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

In the U.S., there are about 39,000 cancers associated with the human papillomavirus each year. Doctors say the new HPV vaccine may help reduce the number of cases.

The HPV vaccine has reduced the prevalence of the cancer-causing human papillomavirus by as much as 65 percent among those who are vaccinated.

Advice For Doctors Talking To Parents About HPV Vaccine: Make It Brief

4:10pm December 05, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

A decade after HPV vaccine was introduced in the U.S., many doctors still hesitate to routinely recommend that children get vaccinated against the cancer-causing virus.

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WFYI's Jake Harper reports health stories for Side Effects Public Media in Indianapolis. His newest health anxiety stems from the human papillomavirus, or HPV.

Is 20-Something Too Late For A Guy To Get The HPV Vaccine?

8:37pm October 17, 2016

by Jake Harper

A generation of young men missed out on the HPV vaccine. Now, 29-year-old journalist Jake Harper wonders if that's putting him and other men at risk.

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Abraham Vidaurre, 12, checks his arm after receiving an HPV shot in Corpus Christi, Texas. The vaccine is recommended for 11- and 12-year-old boys and girls.

Parents Feel Better About HPV Shots For Preteens If They Can Opt Out

1:25pm August 19, 2016

by Tara Haelle

The HPV vaccine prevents cancer, but in a survey most parents said they don't want it to be required for school. They're much happier with a mandate if they're given an opportunity to opt out.

Some doctors have been hesitant to recommend the HPV vaccine for boys and girls.

CDC Endorses A More Effective HPV Vaccine To Prevent Cancer

5:02pm February 01, 2016

by Tara Haelle

An HPV vaccine that protects against nine strains of the virus that causes cancer gets the nod from the CDC. So does a vaccine for a rare but often lethal form of meningitis.

Don't presume the doctor's going to bring up the HPV vaccine at a well-teen visit.

Doctors, Not Parents, Are The Biggest Obstacle To The HPV Vaccine

4:13pm October 22, 2015

by Tara Haelle

Though the HPV vaccine prevents cancer, doctors hesitate to suggest that preteens get vaccinated at routine visits, a study finds. Or they're offering it for teens they think are sexually active.