CDC Press Release: Safe and effective vaccine that prevents cancer continues to be underutilized

CDC Press Release: Safe and effective vaccine that prevents cancer continues to be underutilized

Press Release

Thursday, July 24, 2014                                                                                                            

 Contact: CDC Media Relations

 404-639-3286
                                                                             

 Safe and effective vaccine that prevents cancer continues to be underutilized
Latest vaccination coverage estimates for adolescents show only small increase for HPV vaccine

CDC officials announced today that the number of girls and boys aged 13-17 years receiving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine remains unacceptably low despite a slight increase in vaccination coverage since 2012, according to data from CDC′s 2013 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) published in this week′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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