Types of HPV vaccines
HPV vaccine type | Targeted HPV types | Diseases prevented | Recommended age at vaccination |
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Bivalent | HPV-16, HPV-18 | Cervical cancer, precancerous lesions | 9 years and older (up to 26 for females, 45 for males) |
Quadrivalent | HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, HPV-18 | Cervical cancer, precancerous lesions, genital warts | 9 years and older (up to 26 for females, 45 for males) |
9-valent | HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, HPV-18, HPV-31, HPV-33, HPV-45, HPV-52, HPV-58 | Cervical cancer, precancerous lesions, genital warts | 9 years and older (up to 26 for females, 45 for males) |
HPV: human papillomavirus. Data adapted from references [6, 7]