HPV Vaccine…all you need to

know

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What is HPV?

• Virus

• Highly prevalent

• Cause of cervical cancer

http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htmhttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/results.aspx?qu=health&sc=20

Transmission

• Sexual contact

• Often asymptomatic

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Cervical CancerCervical Cancer

• Can result from HPV infection

• Can be prevented

• Annual screening is crucial

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/cervicalhttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx

Protect YourselfProtect Yourself

• Abstinence

• Condoms

• Pap test

• HPV Vaccine

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Gardasil®

•Cervical Cancer vaccine

•Made by Merck & Co.

•FDA approved in 2006

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Current Recommendations

• Who:– Females aged 11 and 12 years– Females aged 13 to 26 years

• When:– 3 shots over the course of 6

months

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/hpv/default.htm

Benefits of Vaccination

Why get vaccinated?

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/hpv/hpv-vacsafe-effic.htm

Barriers to Vaccination

• Why NOT?– Cost– Inconvenience– Parents & STDs– Lack of knowledge– Reported problems– Concerns over duration of protection

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/09/gardasil.teenagers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/07/cervical.cancer.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.newsweek.com/id/115329/page/1Photo:http://www.flickr.com/photos/donutgirl/1232785215/

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Responses to Barriers

• Manufacturer – Merck– Ad campaigns

• Medical– AAP, ACOG

• Government– FDA, CDC

Source: http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/gardasil092908.htmlhttp://www.aap.org/healthtopics/immunizations.cfmhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncird/progbriefs/downloads/vfc.pdfhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/115329/page/1http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816503,00.htmlPhoto: http://katebornstein.typepad.com/kate_bornsteins_blog/health/

Future Directions

• International use• Increased vaccination coverage

in U.S.• Vaccine for males

Source: http://pub.ucsf.edu/today/cache/feature/200802291.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/09/gardasil.teenagers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_19/ai_n24928602http://www.path.org/projects/accp.php

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