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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Stobbe

One shot or two? Latest HPV vaccine schedule guidance as ‘significant shift’ looms

Federal health officials approved the first HPV vaccine in 2006 - (Getty Images)

Young adolescents may soon have reason for optimism as health experts consider whether a single dose of a life-saving cancer vaccine, rather than two, can offer full protection.

U.S. immunization guidance has fractured over the past year, marked by legal disputes and policy disagreements between medical organizations and federal authorities. However, both sides are considering updates to established HPV vaccine recommendations.

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