Most pharmacology efforts now focus on developing a vaccine to inoculate the population in order to stop the HPV virus from infecting the system. HPV vaccines protect against a very common sexually transmitted virus called HPV. HPV infects at least 50% of sexually active people at some point in their lives. The virus often clears on its own. If it persists, it can lead to cervical and other cancers and to genital warts.
Vaccination is ideal for the pharmaceutical companies as it would of course reap a monetary windfall of epic proportions for the drug companies. One HPV vaccine, Gardasil, was licensed for use by the FDA in 2006. In September 2008, the FDA announced it may also be used to prevent some cancers of the vulva and vagina when given to females aged 9-26. Another HPV vaccine, Cervarix, is also popular on the market.
Like all vaccines, these HPV vaccines are not foolproof. They do not protect against all of the 100-plus types of HPV. But both vaccines are nearly 100% effective in preventing disease caused by high-risk strains of HPV (HPV 16 and 18) which together account for 70% of all cervical cancers, as well as many cancers of the vagina and vulva.
Gardasil targets four types of HPV: 6, 11, 16 and 18. Types 16 and 18 lead to cervical cancer. HPV 6 and HPV 11 cause about 90% of genital warts. The vaccine contains a virus-like particle but not the actual virus. Three doses are given over six months to females aged 9-26. Scientists don't yet know if an HPV vaccine will protect boys from genital warts or if the vaccine can prevent boys from transmitting HPV to female partners.
The vaccine should be given to girls at ages 11 to 12, according to recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC. The vaccine is best given at a young age, before sexual activity begins and before exposure to HPV.
The recommendations note that girls as young as 9 can get the vaccine, and females up to age 26 who didn't get it as youngsters. The vaccine is also being studied in older women.
Insurance coverage is common within the recommended age ranges. The federal Vaccines for Children Program covers the vaccine for those under age 19 who qualify. No serious HPV vaccine side effects have been found. Sometimes soreness occurs at the injection site. The jury is still out on whether the vaccine is effective in boys. More research needs to be done.
Another HPV vaccine, Cervarix, is also popular. In studies, this vaccine, like Gardasil, protected against types 16 and 18, which cause 70% of cervical cancers. Cervarix also protects against HPV types 31 and 45, which also cause cervical cancer, according to the manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline. Three doses are given over six months.
Both HPV vaccines have been shown to provide protection. New research also suggests that Gardasil, like Cervarix, also protects against HPV types 45 and 31, which account for about 10% of cervical cancers. However, HPV vaccination doesn't mean women can skip their Pap tests. Neither vaccine protects against all the types of HPV that cause cervical cancer.
Importantly, China has now banned such vaccinations as they have found injecting a pathogen into your system does just that, it stays in your system, remaining latent in the joints, only to reappear in later years causing horrendous arthritis or auto immune disorders. What's more, the vaccines are not an HPV cure and not useful at all for those already affected with warts.
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