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. 2017 Jun 12;6:866. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.10691.1

Table 1. Summary of human papillomavirus vaccination programs, outcomes and cervical screening programs.

Australia USA United Kingdom Denmark Scotland
Delivery route School Clinic Mostly school Clinic School
HPV vaccine program
commencement
2007 2006 2008 2009 2008
Vaccine type 4vHPV
Ongoing
4vHPV
2006-2016

9vHPV
December 2016
2vHPV
2008-2012

4vHPV 2012
4vHPV 2vHPV
2008-2012

4vHPV 2012
    Three-dose schedule Yes
    Two-dose schedule a No Yes October 2016 Yes September
2014
Yes 2014 Yes 2014
Females Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Target age, years 12-13 11-12 12-13 12 12-13
Males (routine) Yes from 2013 Yes from 2011 No No No
Target age males,
years
12-13 11-12 - - -
Catch-up program 12-26 ♀
2007-2009

14-15 years old ♂
2013-2015
13-26 ♀
Ongoing

Up to 18 ♀
2009-2011
13 -15 ♀
2009

2nd catch-up
20-27 ♀ 2012
13-17 ♀
2008-2011
Estimated coverage 2015 2015 2013/2014 2015
    Three doses 77.4% ♀
66.4% ♂
41.9% ♀
28.1% ♂
86.7% 82% 12-13 years old 90%
Catch-up cohort 66%
    At least one dose 85.6% ♀
77% ♂
62.8% ♀
49.8% ♂
91.1% 90% >90%
Vaccine-type HPV
infection reduction
18-26 years old
3x dose 86%

2x dose 76%
2010
14-19 ♀ 56%

2012
14-19 years old ♀ 64%
20-24 ♀ 34%
16-18 years old
HPV 16/18
prevalence reduce
from 19.1% to 6.5%
Not available HPV 16/18
prevalence reduce
from 29.8% to 13.6%
Genital warts (types
6/11)
Reduction
Up to 92% <21 years old 34.8%

>21 years old 10%
2vHPV
20.8%

4vHPV-
38.9% ♀
30.2% ♂
2013
<18 ♀ up to 55.1%

<18 years old ♂ up
to 36.6%
Since 4vHPV vaccine
use, decline in wart
prescription (personal
communication, Kevin
Pollock, 5 January
2017)
CIN/
Adenocarcinoma
Reduction
Low-grade
34%

High-grade
47%

<20 years old 54%

20-24 years old 37%
HPV16/18 CIN2+

♀vaccinated >24
months before
PAP versus
unvaccinated
♀, adjusted
prevalence ratio of
0.67
Not available Atypia
<18 years old
33.4% (annual
percentage)
18-20 years old
12.6%

CIN2+
18-20 years old
14%
CIN1 29%
CIN2 50%
CIN3 55%
Screening program:
Type and interval age
commencement
Cervical cytology

18-69 every 2 years
Cervical cytology

21-65 every 3 years
Cervical cytology

25-49 every 3 years

50-64 every 5 years

January 2016: UK
National Screening
Committee
recommend HPV
primary screening
(to commence in
the near future) 90
Cervical cytology

23-49 every 3 years

50-65 every 5 years
Cervical cytology

25-49 every 3 years

50-64 every 5 years
Comments 1 May 2017 to be
changed to HPV
DNA every 5 years
for 25-74 years old
Since 2014,
two-dose schedule
<15 years old
>15 years old on
initiation, three-
dose schedule
Since 2014,
two-dose schedule
<15 years old
>15 years old on
initiation, three-dose
schedule
Screening prior to
2013, 20-60 years old
every 3 years
Additional references 25, 91 9296 97100 101, 102 103, 104

aLess than 15 years at the time of first dose: two-dose regimen of a prime and a boost separated by a minimum of 6 months 73.

2vHPV, bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine; 4vHPV, quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine; 9vHPV, nonavalent human papillomavirus vaccine; CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HPV, human papillomavirus; PAP, Papanicolaou test.