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At What Age Should the HPV Vaccine Be Given?

At What Age Should the HPV Vaccine Be Given? (0:31)

In young girls, vaccinations are given between ages 9 and 14. In this video, Eric Genden, MD, chairman of the department of otolaryngology at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, says the idea is to give the vaccine before boys become sexually active.

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That's a tough question in young girls we consider between nine and 14 for vaccination, I don't think it's any different for young boys, the idea is to get them before they become sexually active and that is a moving target. [MUSIC].