Which of the following is true regarding HPV vaccine strains? Current WHO recommendations for HPV vaccination is:
2 doses of HPV vaccine are recommended irrespective of age, gender, type of vaccine. Option 1: Bivalent vaccine- serotype 16,18 (cervarix). Option 2: Quadrivalent vaccine- serotype 6,11,16,18 (Gardasil,Merck). Option 3, 4: The first dose is recommended for most persons before 15 years of age and the second dose should be given 6 to 12 months after the first dose. A 3-dose schedule is recommended for people who get the first dose on or after 15 years of age, and for people with ceain immunocompromising conditions.
Bivalent vaccine 6,11 strains
Quadrivalent vaccine 6,11,16,58 strains
single dose to girls if initiated prior to 15 years of age
2 doses recommended irrespective of age, gender, type of vaccine
Virology (General Propeies, DNA Viruses)