Substantial Decline in Vaccine-Type Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Among Vaccinated Young Women During the First 8 Years After HPV Vaccine Introduction in a Community

Conclusions. The prevalence of vaccine-type HPV decreased >90% in vaccinated women, demonstrating high effectiveness in a community setting, and >30% in unvaccinated women, providing evidence of herd protection.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - October 27, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kahn, J. A., Widdice, L. E., Ding, L., Huang, B., Brown, D. R., Franco, E. L., Bernstein, D. I. Tags: ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research