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SUBMITTER: Laprise JF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4978371 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Laprise Jean-François JF Markowitz Lauri E LE Chesson Harrell W HW Drolet Mélanie M Brisson Marc M
The Journal of infectious diseases 20160527 5
A recent clinical trial using the 9-valent human papillomavirus virus (HPV) vaccine has shown that antibody responses after 2 doses are noninferior to those after 3 doses, suggesting that 2 and 3 doses may have comparable vaccine efficacy. We used an individual-based transmission-dynamic model to compare the population-level effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 2- and 3-dose schedules of 9-valent HPV vaccine in the United States. Our model predicts that if 2 doses of 9-valent vaccine protect ...[more]