Human papillomavirus: The other invisible enemy

Gynecol Oncol. 2020 Aug;158(2):254-255. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.024. Epub 2020 Jun 6.

Abstract

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    The world is working with unprecedented fervor and spending billions of dollars to find a vaccine for COVID-19.

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    Nearly 381,500 people worldwide died from human papillomavirus-related cancers in 2018 despite a safe and effective vaccine.

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    With the momentum from our fight against this pandemic, we can improve vaccine implementation.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / immunology*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Coronavirus Infections / immunology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Neoplasms / virology
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Papillomaviridae / immunology
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / immunology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / immunology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Viral Vaccines*

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Viral Vaccines