A Vaccine That Works Better Than We Thought, Yet Most Don’t Get It

By Dr. Dave Hnida
(CBS4) – If you are the parent of a teen or pre-teen, don’t be surprised if during your child’s next medical visit the doctor really hits the importance of a vaccination against HPV, or human papillomavirus.
This is a three-shot series of vaccines that are supposed to fight off the family of viruses that cause cervical and other cancers, as well as genital warts and oral lesions.
We always knew the vaccine worked, but a new study in the Journal Pediatrics says