CDC recommended 11-to-12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine

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CDC recommended that 11-to-12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart rather than the previously recommended three doses to protect against cancers caused by human papillomavirus infections. Teens and young adults who start the series later, at ages 15 through 26 years, will continue to need three doses of HPV vaccine...

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