Types of HPV vaccines

HPV vaccine typeTargeted HPV typesDiseases preventedRecommended age at vaccination
BivalentHPV-16, HPV-18Cervical cancer, precancerous lesions9 years and older (up to 26 for females, 45 for males)
QuadrivalentHPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, HPV-18Cervical cancer, precancerous lesions, genital warts9 years and older (up to 26 for females, 45 for males)
9-valentHPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, HPV-18, HPV-31, HPV-33, HPV-45, HPV-52, HPV-58Cervical cancer, precancerous lesions, genital warts9 years and older (up to 26 for females, 45 for males)

HPV: human papillomavirus. Data adapted from references [6, 7]