Health impact and cost-effectiveness of implementing gender-neutral vaccination with the 9-valent HPV vaccine in Hong Kong

• Main Authors: Tak Hong Cheung (Author), Sally Shuk Yee Cheng (Author), Danny Hsu (Author), Queenie Wing-Lei Wong (Author), Andrew Pavelyev (Author), Isaya Sukarom (Author), Kunal Saxena (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause several diseases, including cancers, in both sexes. In January 2020, the Hong Kong government launched a school-based vaccination program for girls 10-12 years of age with the 9-valent HPV (9vHPV) vaccine for the prevention of HPV-related diseases; however, boys...