Sunday, November 3, 2013

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates Alarmingly Low in South

For the human papillomavirus vaccine series, initiation and completion rates are significantly lower in the South than any other geographic region. This is according to a new study from researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The new findings are especially disconcerting because cervical cancer - which is caused almost exclusively by HPV - is more prevalent in the South than in any other region. Further, although vaccination rates have ...

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