HPV VACCINE
Human papillomavirus vaccines are vaccines that prevent infection by certain types of human papillomavirus. The body has many ways of defending itself against pathogens (disease-causing organisms). Skin, mucus, and cilia all work as physical barriers to prevent pathogens from entering the body in the first place. When a pathogen does infect the body, our body's defenses are triggered and our immune system is attacked and destroyed or overcome.
THE BODY’S NAURAL RESPONSE.
A pathogen is a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungus that can cause disease within the body. The antibodies produced in response to the pathogen's antigen are an important part of the immune system. Each antibody, or soldier, in our system is trained to recognize one specific antigen.
Vaccines contain weakened or inactive parts of an organism that trigger an immune response within the body. This weakened version will not cause disease in the person receiving the vaccine, but it will prompt their immune system to respond much as it would have on its first reaction to the actual pathogen. Some vaccines require multiple doses, given weeks or months apart, to allow for the production of long-lived antibodies and development of memory cells. In this way, the body is trained to fight the specific disease-causing organism, building up memory of the pathogen so as to rapidly fight it in the future.
HERD IMMUNITY
Vaccinating not only protects yourself, but also protects those in the community who are unable to be vaccinated. No single vaccine provides 100% protection, and herd immunity does not provide full protection. But with herd immunity, these people will have substantial protection thanks to those around them being vaccinated. Polio was once a disease that paralyzed hundreds of thousands of people every year. In the 1980s, a worldwide effort to eradicate polio from the planet began. Millions of people have been vaccinated and in August 2020, Africa will be declared free of wild poliovirus.
HOW TO TAKE HPV VACCINE
CDC recommends two doses of HPV vaccine for all adolescents at age 11 or 12 years. About 85% of people will get an HPV infection in their lifetime. Vaccinating all 11–12-year-olds can protect them long before they are ever exposed to the virus.
WHO GETS TWO DOSES
People who get the first dose of HPV vaccine before their 15th birthday should have the second dose given 6–12 months later. The minimum interval is 5 months between the first and second dose. A third dose should be given a minimum of 12 weeks after the third dose.
WHO GETS THREE DOSES
A 3-dose schedule is recommended for people who get the first dose on or after their 15th birthday. The minimum intervals are 4 weeks between the first and second doses. If a vaccine dose is administered after a shorter interval, it should be re-administered after another minimum interval.
THE BODY’S NAURAL RESPONSE.
A pathogen is a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungus that can cause disease within the body. The antibodies produced in response to the pathogen's antigen are an important part of the immune system. Each antibody, or soldier, in our system is trained to recognize one specific antigen.
HOW VACCINE HELP TO PREVENT DISEASES
Vaccines contain weakened or inactive parts of an organism that trigger an immune response within the body. This weakened version will not cause disease in the person receiving the vaccine, but it will prompt their immune system to respond much as it would have on its first reaction to the actual pathogen. Some vaccines require multiple doses, given weeks or months apart, to allow for the production of long-lived antibodies and development of memory cells. In this way, the body is trained to fight the specific disease-causing organism, building up memory of the pathogen so as to rapidly fight it in the future.
HERD IMMUNITY
Vaccinating not only protects yourself, but also protects those in the community who are unable to be vaccinated. No single vaccine provides 100% protection, and herd immunity does not provide full protection. But with herd immunity, these people will have substantial protection thanks to those around them being vaccinated. Polio was once a disease that paralyzed hundreds of thousands of people every year. In the 1980s, a worldwide effort to eradicate polio from the planet began. Millions of people have been vaccinated and in August 2020, Africa will be declared free of wild poliovirus.
HOW TO TAKE HPV VACCINE
CDC recommends two doses of HPV vaccine for all adolescents at age 11 or 12 years. About 85% of people will get an HPV infection in their lifetime. Vaccinating all 11–12-year-olds can protect them long before they are ever exposed to the virus.
WHO GETS TWO DOSES
People who get the first dose of HPV vaccine before their 15th birthday should have the second dose given 6–12 months later. The minimum interval is 5 months between the first and second dose. A third dose should be given a minimum of 12 weeks after the third dose.
WHO GETS THREE DOSES
A 3-dose schedule is recommended for people who get the first dose on or after their 15th birthday. The minimum intervals are 4 weeks between the first and second doses. If a vaccine dose is administered after a shorter interval, it should be re-administered after another minimum interval.
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