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Immunization
Study results from Harvard University update understanding of immunization
September 24th, 2008
"The cost-effectiveness of prophylactic vaccination against human papillomavirus types 16 (HPV-16) and 18 (HPV-18) is an important consideration for guidelines for immunization in the United States. We synthesized epidemiologic and demographic data using models of HPV-16 and HPV-18 transmission and cervical carcinogenesis to compare the health and economic outcomes of vaccinating preadolescent girls (at 12 years of age) and vaccinating older girls and women in catch-up programs (to 18, 21, or 26 years of age)," scientists in the United States report. "We examined the health benefits of averting other HPV-16-related and HPV-18-related cancers, the prevention of...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-09-24)
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