Human Papillomavirus Vaccines

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Pediatricians play a key role in ensuring adolescent patients have access to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines.

Overview of HPV

Almost all adults will be infected with some type of HPV during their lives. HPV is spread by intimate skin-to-skin contact and is the leading cause of at least six types of cancer. HPV vaccination during adolescence protects against over 90% of the cancers caused by the virus. This collection of resources is designed to help you deliver cancer-preventing HPV vaccines and promote vaccine confidence to your patients, families and community.

AAP Recommendations

The AAP recommends routine HPV vaccination for all adolescents starting between age 9 and 12 years, at an age that the provider deems optimal for acceptance and completion of the vaccination series.

AAP News: Why AAP recommends initiating HPV vaccination at age 9 through 12 years
AAP Red Book Chapter: Human Papillomaviruses
Clinical Report: The Need to Optimize Adolescent Immunization

Professional Tools and Resources

How to Recommend HPV Vaccination

Read tips on how pediatricians can recommend the HPV vaccine to parents and caregivers as well as how to address vaccine hesitancy.

Addressing HPV Vaccination in Rural Communities

Rajiv "Raj" Michael Naik, MD, FAAP visits with patients and families and discusses HPV vaccination. This video was supported by the Cooperative Agreement Number 5NU38OT000282 funded by the CDC. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or the Department of Health and Human Services.

AAP Adolescent Immunization Discussion Guides

This portable digital tool makes it easy to talk with patients and families about the HPV vaccine and other vaccines that are recommended for adolescents. The AAP Adolescent Immunization Discussion Guides pair easy-to-understand infographics for families with talking points for pediatricians and other health care providers. View online or download to share or print.

Improving Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Rates

Take an 11-minute break and view this Red Book Webinar that offers strategies and resources to increase the uptake of HPV vaccines and other recommended adolescent immunizations. Presenter Janet Siddiqui, MD, MBA, FAAP, ABIHM, also shares tips to help adolescents catch up with vaccines they may have missed due to the pandemic and reviews vaccine recommendations, coverage rates and barriers to vaccination.

EQIPP: Immunizations – Strategies for Success

This EQIPP course is designed to identify immunization rates in your practice, uncover barriers to efficient immunization delivery systems, and provide techniques to overcome those barriers through the use of clear aims that reflect expert principles and proven quality improvement methods and tools.

National HPV Vaccination Roundtable Resource Library

Review this collection of HPV and adolescent immunization resources from the American Cancer Society.

HPV Toolkit

Use these social media graphics, videos and other resources to share information with families about HPV and how the vaccine gets kids’ immune systems ready to resist the virus so they can live healthy lives.

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