Vaccination Progress in COVID-19 and HPV

Dear Colleagues,

Vaccines to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection are considered the most promising approach for curbing the COVID-19 pandemic. Over a year into the biggest vaccination campaign in history, more than 12.7 billion doses have been administered across 184 countries. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine helps to protect against cancers caused by HPV, including cervical cancer, some mouth and throat cancers, and some cancers of the anal and genital areas. The current global COVID-19 pandemic threatens to derail the uptake of HPV vaccination in low- and lower-middle income countries, which has a major impact on the World Health Organization cervical cancer elimination strategy, which is dependent on HPV vaccination as well as cervical cancer screening and treatment. This Special Issue welcomes submissions across the broadest interpretation of these issues, including but definitely not restricted to the following: 

• COVID-19 vaccination progress, particularly among vulnerable subpopulations (e.g., elders, people living with HIV);
• HPV vaccination in different geographic regions, particularly low- and lower-middle income countries;
• HPV vaccination progress during the COVID-19 pandemic;
• Behavioral interventions to support COVID-19 and HPV vaccination;
• Long-term evaluations of COVID-19 and HPV vaccination.

Dr. Wangnan Cao
Guest Editor

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