One shot or two? What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations, and how they've changed

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Original Load Date Sept. 28, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Last Updated Sept. 28, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
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Preteens may soon have something to celebrate: Medical experts are discussing the possibility that one dose of a life-saving cancer vaccine, instead of two, may be enough to protect them. U.S. vaccination recommendations have become splintered in the past year, with federal officials and doctors’ o...