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Single dose of HPV vaccine provides up to 98 per cent protection: Study
Updated On: 23 April, 2023 08:36 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Currently, just 15 per cent of women worldwide are vaccinated against HPV, the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). The World Health Organization aims to vaccinate 90 per cent of 15-year-old girls against HPV by 2030
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HPV vaccines are a powerful tool to reduce cervical cancer that kills a woman every two minutes worldwide. Picture CourtesyiStock
HPV or human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in women. While the current standard for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in women is a three-dose regimen, even a single dose is highly effective and provides up to 98 per cent protection, according to a study.
In a randomised controlled trial of 2,275 women in Kenya, the researchers found that even after 18 months, the bivalent vaccine was 97.5 per cent effective against two strains of HPV, and the nonavalent vaccine was 97.5 per cent effective against two strains of HPV.
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