Table 1.
Characteristics of currently available HPV vaccines
Bivalent | Quandrivalent | Nonavalent | |
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Brand name | CERVARIX | GARDASIL®, SILGARD | GARDASIL®9 |
Manufacturer | GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium | MERCK & CO., INC., Whitehouse station, NJ, USA | MERCK & CO., INC., Whitehouse station, NJ, USA |
Approval year, FDA HPV types | 2009 16, 18 |
2006 6, 11 16, 18 |
2014 6, 11 16, 18 31, 33, 45, 52, 58 |
Target population | Females aged 9–25 years | Females aged 9–26 years Males aged 9–26 years |
Females aged 9–26 years Males aged 9–15 years |
Dose and schedule | Three doses, 0.5ml/dose at 0, 1, and 6 months | Three doses, 0.5ml/dose at 0, 2, and 6 months | Three doses, 0.5ml/dose at 0, 2, and 6 months |
FDA: Food and Drug Administration