By Ethan Covey
A large percentage of HPV-associated cancers among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations may have been prevented if they had received the 9-valent HPV vaccine (9vHPV; Gardasil 9, Merck).
The CDC analyzed data for 2013-2017 from central cancer registries linked with the Indian Health Service patient registration database to assess the incidence of HPV-associated cancers, and to estimate the number of cancers caused by HPV among AI/AN populations both overall and by