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. 2021 Nov 30;9(12):1413. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9121413

Table 2.

Vaccine efficacy and effectiveness (at least one dose) in women under 26 years old.

Efficacy and Effectiveness Vaccine Type HPV Status at Enrolment Vaccine Efficacy
(95% CI)
Efficacy against HPV 16/18 infection [15,34,41,42] Bivalent Naive 91–100%
(64.6% to 86%; 94.2% to 100)
Irrespective 76%
(67% to 83%)
Persistent infection with HPV 16/18 (6 months) [15] Naive 90%
(87% to 92%)
Irrespective 56%
(49% to 62%)
Persistent infection with HPV 16/18 (12 months) [43] Irrespective 97.7%
(83.5% to 99.7%)
Persistent infection with HPV 31/33/45 (12 months) [43] Irrespective 61.8%
(16.7% to 82.5%)
CIN2+ associated with HPV 16/18 [15,40,44] Naive 92.9–97.4%
(79.9% to 88.0%; 98.3% to 99.6)
Irrespective 54%
(43% to 63%)
CIN3+ associated with HPV 16/18 [15,40,44] Naive 87.0–94.9%
(54.9% to 73.7%; 97.7% to 99.4%)
Irrespective 74%
(55% to 91%)
Any CIN2+ irrespective of HPV type [40] Naive 70.2%
(54.7% to 80.9%)
Any CIN3+ irrespective of HPV type [15] Naive 92%
(77% to 97%)
Irrespective 45%
(29% to 57%)
Efficacy against external anogenital and vaginal lesions associated with HPV 6/11/16/18 [45] Quadrivalent Naive 100%
(94% to 100%)
Persistent infection with HPV 6/11/16/18 (6 months) [15] Naive 87%
(63% to 95%)
CIN2+ associated with HPV 6/11/16/18 [15] Naive 99%
(91% to 100%)
Irrespective 50%
(41% to 58%)
CIN3+ associated with HPV 6/11/16/18 [15] Naive 99%
(82% to 100%)
Any CIN2+ irrespective of HPV type [15] Naive 43%
(24% to 56%)
Any CIN3+ irrespective of HPV type [15] Naive 46%
(17% to 64%)
Irrespective 19%
(4% to 31%)
Persistent infection with HPV 31/33/45/52/58 (≥6 months) [46,47] Nonavalent Naive
(3 doses)
95.2% (92.7% to 97.0%)
Irrespective 95.8% (87.8% to 98.9%)
Persistent infection with HPV 31/33/45/52/58 (≥12 months) [46,48] Naive
(3 doses)
96.3% (94.4% to 97.7%)
Irrespective 93.9% (81.4% to 98.4%)
CIN2/3, adenoma in situ, and cervical cancer associated with HPV 31/33/45/52/58 [47] Naive
(3 doses)
90.9% (46.4% to 99.6%)
Low-grade disease associated with HPV 31/33/45/52/58, including condyloma, CIN1, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia 1, and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 1 [48] Naive
(3 doses)
97.6% (91.7% to 99.6%)
Irrespective 84.0% (67.2% to 92.2%)
High-grade disease associated with HPV 31/33/45/52/58, including CIN2/3, adenoma in situ, cervical cancer, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3, vulvar cancer, vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3, and vaginal cancer [48] Naive
(3 doses)
96.7% (80.9% to 99.8%)
Irrespective 80.6% (33.7% to 94.3%)