Study Finds HPV Vaccine Has Lowered Number Of Women With Disease

Study Finds HPV Vaccine Has Lowered Number Of Women With Disease

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The HPV vaccine has lowered the number of women with HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cancer, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to Dr. Joseph Bocchini from Louisiana State University to get his read on the results.

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