Teens Who Get HPV Vaccine On Time Only Need 2 Shots

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson shares an update from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention(CDC): if children and teens get their HPV vaccine on-time, they only need 2 doses (versus 3). This is based on research that has found when younger children are immunized, their immune response is greater at younger ages (age 11 versus age 16, for example). If children are immunized between age 11 and 14, then only 2 doses needed, separated by 6 months.