A 13-year-old girl in Year 8 receives school-based immunisations. Her records show she has not previously received any human papillomavirus (HPV) vacc...

Question

A 13-year-old girl in Year 8 receives school-based immunisations. Her records show she has not previously received any human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. She is immunocompetent. According to the current National Immunisation Program, what HPV schedule should she receive?

Accepted Answer

One dose of HPV vaccine now only

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Two doses of HPV vaccine at 0 and 6 months

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Three doses of HPV vaccine at 0, 2 and 6 months

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Annual HPV vaccination for three consecutive years

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Single catch-up dose at age 16 years

au-amc MCQ (SBA): HPV vaccination

A 13-year-old girl in Year 8 receives school-based immunisations. Her records show she has not previously received any human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. She is immunocompetent. According to the current National Immunisation Program, what HPV schedule should she receive?