Only About Half Of American Girls Begin Receiving HPV Vaccine At Recommended Age.

research published in Vaccine suggests that “only about half of American girls begin receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at the recommended age.” Researchers “found that the number of girls in the United States who started the vaccine series at the recommended age was 14 percent in 2008.” Data indicated that “by 2012, that number was 56 percent.” http://consumer.healthday.com/kids-health-information-23/adolescents-and-teen-health-news-719/many-u-s-girls-aren-t-getting-the-hpv-vaccine-695701.html