Comprehensive strategy results in nearly 20% boost in adolescent HPV vaccination rates

Mayo Clinic researchers demonstrated a nearly 20% increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates among adolescents through a combination intervention approach, a new Mayo Clinic study finds. The strategy involved mailing reminders to parents about their child’s eligibility for the HPV vaccine and simultaneously giving health care providers feedback about successful HPV vaccine administration among the patients they had recently seen.