Whose vaccine was the first to help prevent human papillomavirus infections that can cause cancer?
Quick Answer
The first HPV vaccine was developed through the work of Ian Frazer and Jian Zhou, with major clinical development by others, and it was first licensed in 2006. It targets viruses linked to cervical and other cancers.
The Full Story
Ian Frazer and Jian Zhou helped pioneer the virus-like particle technology that made HPV vaccination possible. The first licensed HPV vaccine, Gardasil, was approved in 2006. It protects against high-risk HPV types that cause most cervical cancers and also against types that cause genital warts. HPV vaccination became a major public-health breakthrough because it targets a virus before it can cause cancer years later.
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