Receiving the first dose of the HPV vaccine at age 9, rather than bundling it with the Tdap and meningitis vaccines, appears to increase the likelihood that children will complete the HPV vaccine series.
Efforts to vaccinate children worldwide against deadly diseases such as measles and diphtheria began to recover in 2022 after a historic backslide caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new figures.
Falling rates of childhood vaccination and declining support for school vaccination laws have some experts exploring new ways to boost childhood vaccination rates.
Although the CDC says the HPV vaccine can be given as early as age 9, several researchers are making the case that it should always be offered that early.
The Vaccines for Children program, which buys more than half the pediatric vaccines in the United States, may not cover the RSV shot for babies because it s not technically a vaccine.