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Age Matters When you vaccinate your child on time, you help protect them from HPV cancers. The HPV vaccine is most effective when given at age 11 or 12. Cancer protection decreases as age at vaccination increases. cancer.org/HPV Doctors recommend that girls and boys get vaccinated against HPV at age 11 or 12. The series should be completed by age 13. Don’t Wait to Vaccinate DID YOU KNOW… Early Ages 9-10 2 Doses 6-12 months apart On Time Ages 11-12 2 Doses 6-12 months apart Critical Ages 13-14 2 Doses 6-12 months apart Last Chance Ages 15-26 3 Doses 1st dose at visit one 2nd dose 1-2 months later 3rd dose 6 months aſter 2nd Cancer Prevention Goes Down with Delayed Vaccination This tool was supported in part by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement Number NH23IP000953-03. ©2017 American Cancer Society, Inc. No. 080329.

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Page 1: Don’t Wait to Vaccinate cancer.org/HPV · 2019-02-05 · boys get vaccinated against HPV at age 11 or 12. The series should be completed by age 13. Don’t Wait to Vaccinate DID

Age MattersWhen you vaccinate your child on time, you help protect them from HPV cancers. The HPV vaccine is most e�ective when given at age 11 or 12. Cancer protection decreases as age at vaccination increases.

cancer.org/HPV

Doctors recommend that girls and boys get vaccinated against HPV at age 11 or 12. The series should be completed by age 13.

Don’t Waitto Vaccinate

DID YOUKNOW…

EarlyAges 9-10

2 Doses6-12 months

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On TimeAges 11-12

2 Doses6-12 months

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CriticalAges 13-14

2 Doses6-12 months

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Last ChanceAges 15-26

3 Doses1st dose at visit one

2nd dose 1-2 months later3rd dose 6 months

after 2nd

Cancer Prevention Goes Downwith Delayed Vaccination

This tool was supported in part by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement Number NH23IP000953-03.©2017 American Cancer Society, Inc. No. 080329.