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✔️ Vaccination Schedule:

At age 11, the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended as part of routine immunization. The CDC recommends administering the HPV vaccine series starting at ages 11–12.

✔️ Primary Prevention:

The HPV vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer, genital warts, and other cancers related to the HPV virus, and is most effective when given before potential exposure to the virus (i.e., before sexual activity).

✔️ Clinical Guidelines:

The CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend that children receive the HPV vaccine at 11 or 12 years of age, with two doses given 6–12 months apart.

Educational Insight:

The CDC recommends that all adolescents, regardless of gender, receive the HPV vaccine to reduce the risk of certain cancers and genital warts caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

Incorrect Options:

"A. Hepatitis B"

Hepatitis B vaccine is typically administered in infancy, with a 3-dose series. By age 11, the child should already be up to date on this vaccine.

"B. Rotavirus"

Rotavirus vaccine is given during infancy (before 8 months of age), not at age 11.

"C. Pneumococcal conjugate"

The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) is recommended in early childhood and is not needed for an 11-year-old who is up to date on immunizations.