Will RFK Jr. Back the HPV Vaccine?: Lisa Jarvis

New research has again demonstrated the enormous value of the HPV vaccine, which protects against the virus responsible for more than 90% of cervical cancer cases.

Studies had already shown that the vaccine dramatically reduces rates of HPV infections and cervical cancer. Now comes evidence of what has long been suspected: The vaccine also saves lives.

That’s a message that needs reinforcing in the US, where vaccination rates continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels — which were already behind health officials’ targets for population-level coverage. Officials will now contend with a new administration that is stacking its public health ...