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New FDA guidelines – a response by experts in the field

In a NEJM Perspective, 12 former FDA commissioners warn that new internal FDA directives on vaccine regulation threaten evidence‑based policy, innovation, and public health. The piece responds to a memo by the current...

10 December, 2025

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Human Papillomavirus

Download Infographic Overview HPV (Human Papillomavirus) is extremely common worldwide and is mainly transmitted through sexual contact; most people are infected shortly after the onset of sexual activity. There are...

5 November, 2025

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HPV epidemiology and vaccine recommendations: Summary

Epidemiology Global burden: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide, with over 200 identified HPV types, of which at least 12 are oncogenic or high-risk types. HPV causes...

2 September, 2025

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Global Health Cast Edition 52

Fifty-second Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

21 November, 2023

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The one-shot cervical cancer vaccine paradigm

The WHO recommends that healthcare systems worldwide implement single-dose vaccine programs to help eliminate cervical cancer. On December 20, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its recommendations for...

2 March, 2023

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One-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer

The 4-7 April convening of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) evaluated the evidence that has been emerging over past years that single-dose schedules provide comparable efficacy to the...

12 April, 2022

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One dose of HPV vaccine may be enough, Australian research finds

One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses for preventing cervical pre-cancer, according to a new study. In a large national data linkage study published in...

27 July, 2019

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The HPV vaccine has cut infections by up to 90% in the past 10 years

A recent review of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is has found that in the 10 years since its original release, the infection rate of HPV has been lowered by up to 90 percent in countries with high levels of...

2 September, 2016

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Study finds HPV vaccine protects children with vulnerable immune systems

While the protective benefits of the HPV vaccine in the general population are well known, new research shows it may also benefit children with weakened immune systems who are at higher risk of HPV-related cancers. The...

3 August, 2016

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Vaccine has sharply reduced HPV in teenage girls, study says

A vaccine introduced a decade ago to combat the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer has already reduced the virus’s prevalence in teenage girls by almost two-thirds, federal researchers said. Even for...

23 February, 2016

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