Recent Human Papillomavirus Vaccination is Associated with a Lower Risk of COVID-19: A US Database Cohort Study.
Thomas Yen-Ting ChenShiow-Ing WangYao-Min HungJoshua J HartmanRen-In ChangJames Cheng-Chung WeiPublished in: Drugs (2023)
Recent HPV vaccination was associated with a lower risk of incident COVID-19 and hospitalization. Based on the promising protective effect of HPV vaccine shown in this study, these findings should be replicated in an independent dataset. Further studies are needed to provide a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms and the differences in risks among 2-, 4-, or 9-valent HPV vaccine recipients.