The introduction of HPV vaccines has led to a sharp reduction in the number of young women with the cancer-causing infection in England, new data from Public Health England finds.
Overall, the HPV vaccination program, first introduced in 2008, led to a decline in five types of high-risk HPV, which cause almost 90% of cervical cancer cases, according to the study published Monday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "almost every person who is sexually-active will get HPV at some time in their life if they don't get the HPV vaccine."
Global HPV vaccination coverage has increased over the last 10 years, but even in some of the world's more affluent countries, such as the Unites States, France, Denmark and Japan, vaccination levels are low.
"It's really important that we get this message out about what a difference the vaccine is making so that we maintain our high uptake rates going forward and make sure that all our girls are protected as early as possible," said Saliba.
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