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10. the vaccine isn't limited to women. HPV Vaccine Showing Successes in Australia

in - australia - for example - it's given to both genders.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/hpv-vaccine-showing-successes-in-australia/

The American government’s goal of vaccinating young girls against the human papillomavirus has been disappointing, with less than a third of teenagers having completed a full course of HPV vaccine. But now the United States can look to Australia, which six years into a successful nationwide HPV vaccination campaign has experienced a sharp decline in the number of new cases of genital warts among young men and women.

The country, one of the first to establish a nationally financed HPV vaccination program for girls and young women, has also seen a decrease in the number of cases of cervical abnormalities, a precursor to cervical cancer.

Australia’s program, which started in 2007, offers free HPV vaccination to girls who are 12 and 13 years old, and catch-up programs for girls and women under 26. The vaccine protects against genital warts as well as cancers of the cervix, head and neck.

The vaccine is typically administered in three doses, beginning around age 12. In 2010, coverage rates for girls that age in Australia’s school-based programs reached 83 percent for the first dose, 80 percent for the second dose and 73 percent for the third.

HPV vaccine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPV_vaccine

HPV vaccination is approved for use in males in many areas. In addition to protecting their partners from cervical cancer, vaccination can protect males against anal cancer, and may prevent other HPV associated cancers. Gardasil can also protect males against genital warts. HPV vaccination has been recommended for males in the United States, where vaccine uptake among women has been low. Vaccination is also recommended in populations at higher risk for HPV associated cancers, such as men who have sex with men and those with compromised immune response.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPV_vaccine

immunize australia

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/immunise-hpv


HPV Vaccination program:

The national school-based HPV Vaccination Program, provided through the National Immunisation Program, has been extended to include males. From February 2013, males and females aged 12-13 years will receive the HPV vaccine at school. Males aged 14-15 years will also receive the vaccine as part of a catch-up program until the end of the 2014 school year.