Papillomavirus: a vaccine catch-up recommended for everyone up to 26 years old

On Tuesday, 13 May, the High Health Authority recommended that HPV vaccination be made up to 26 years of age for both men and women, paving the way for care.

The independent public body recommends the extension of the catch-up of HPV vaccination to young men and women, regardless of their sexual orientation and who would not have been vaccinated in adolescence between 11 and 14 years of age, until the age of...

The High Health Authority also recalled that the priority remains the vaccination of adolescents between 11 and 14 years of age. HPV infection is responsible each year for nearly 6,400 new cancer cases.

In the case of children and young people, these benign growths are relatively frequent, says Gabriela Anaya The entry HPV oral lesions in children and adolescents would occur without sexual contact: UAM researcher was first published in CAMPUS MILENIO.

Each year human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are responsible for 6,400 new cases of cancer, the cervix in more than half of the cases, about 35,000 pre-cancerous lesions and

A catch-up session for young adults. HAS recommends expanding the vaccine catch-up against papillomavirus to 26 years for men and women." Up to now, HPV catch-up vaccination was taken care of... Read more about Elle.fr