What is the difference between prophylactic or therapeutic vaccines?

A therapeutic vaccine differs from a prophylactic vaccine in that prophylactic vaccines are administered to individuals as a precautionary measure to avoid the infection or disease while therapeutic vaccines are administered after the individual is already affected by the disease or infection.

What is the best vaccine for HPV?

Gardasil 9 is an HPV vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and can be used for both girls and boys. This vaccine can prevent most cases of cervical cancer if the vaccine is given before girls or women are exposed to the virus. This vaccine can also prevent vaginal and vulvar cancer.

What are the 3 types of HPV vaccines?

What Types of HPV Vaccines Are There? Three HPV vaccines—9-valent HPV vaccine (Gardasil 9, 9vHPV), quadrivalent HPV vaccine (Gardasil, 4vHPV), and bivalent HPV vaccine (Cervarix, 2vHPV)—have been licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Can HPV vaccine prevent reactivation?

HPV vaccines prevent infection by inducing antibodies that block viral entry, and such antibodies would likely not prevent reactivation.

How long does Gardasil 9 last?

To date, protection against infections with the targeted HPV types has been found to last for at least 10 years with Gardasil (18), up to 11 years with Cervarix (17), and at least 6 years with Gardasil 9 (19).

What kind of vaccine is HPV vaccine?

About HPV Vaccines 9-valent HPV vaccine (Gardasil-9 [23 pages] ) is a non-infectious recombinant vaccine prepared from the purified virus-like particles (VLPs) of the major capsid (L1) protein of HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.

Can you repeat HPV?

7. Can partners reinfect each other? Reinfection with the same type of HPV is unlikely. Partners are likely to share the same HPV type.

Why is HPV only given to girls?

At first, HPV vaccine was recommended for females – not males – even though HPV rates are the same in men and women. An anticipated “herd-immunity” from vaccinating females was thought to protect males. However, <50% of adolescent girls complete the 3-dose series in the U.S. and France.