Human papillomavirus

Disease facts

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer after breast cancer to affect women aged 15–44 years in the European Union.

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ECDC guidance on HPV vaccination in EU countries

This guidance partly complements and updates the 2008 and 2012 guidance documents on the introduction of HPV immunisation in EU/EEA Member States. It also covers the efficacy of the 9-valent vaccine, which was not licensed when the last guidance was published.

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European Immunization Week, 2020

The campaign is marked across Europe every April and aims to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation. ECDC supports the week by launching a new European Vaccination Information Portal with up to date information on human papillomavirus.

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Latest outputs

Publication

Guidance on HPV vaccination in EU countries: focus on boys, people living with HIV and 9-valent HPV vaccine introduction

Technical guidance - 30 Mar 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage, policies, and practical implementation across Europe

Feb 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HPV vaccination in a context of public mistrust and uncertainty: a systematic literature review of determinants of HPV vaccine hesitancy in Europe

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Are the Two Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Really Similar? A Systematic Review of Available Evidence: Efficacy of the Two Vaccines against HPV

Aug 2015

News

EIW 2015 at ECDC

Campaign - 20 Apr 2015

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Facts

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer after breast cancer to affect women aged 15–44 years in the European Union.

Prevention and control

Two prophylactic HPV vaccines have been licensed in Europe, a bivalent and a quadrivalent vaccine: both have a good safety profile and protect against the high-risk HPV types 16 and 18.

Scientific advice

Systematic reviews, expert opinions and public health guidance on human papillomavirus.

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ECDC Vaccine Scheduler

The Vaccine Scheduler is an interactive tool that shows vaccination schedules for individual EU/EEA countries and specific age groups.

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