What are HPV vaccine side effects, how it prevents cancer - TODAY
What are HPV vaccine side effects, how it prevents cancer - TODAY What are HPV vaccine side effects, how it prevents cancer - TODAY Posted: 31 Jan 2020 01:04 PM PST The human papillomavirus , or HPV, is increasingly common in the United States: nearly 80 million people have it according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Some strains of the virus — which does not always show any visible symptoms — are known to cause cancer, especially in the reproductive and digestive systems. But, unlike some other viruses, there is a vaccine that can help prevent HPV and the cancers that stem from it. The vaccine , known by the brand name Gardasil, was developed to stop nine of the more dangerous strains of HPV from spreading. It has been so effective that some countries are reporting dramatic declines in HPV infection rates. In England, for example, less than 2% of 16- to 18-year-old females had these infections. Another study found...