HPV Vaccination Is Safe—You Don’t Have to Whisper It
Menée aux Etats-Unis à partir des données d'une enquête réalisée entre 2015 et 2018 auprès de 39 364 participants (âge moyen : 15,6 ans), cette étude analyse l'évolution de la défiance des adolescents envers le vaccin contre le papillomavirus humain (HPV) pour des raisons de sécurité ou d'effets indésirables
One hundred thirty-five million human papillomavirus (HPV) shots delivered in the United States and counting. Yet the article by Sonawane et al is a provocative reminder that concerns about the safety of the HPV vaccines have only gotten worse. The results are sobering evidence of how insidious and persistent these concerns are across the United States, with increased rates nearer to 100% than 50% across 30 states. The increase in safety concern is widespread and may be independent of region or political leaning, as significant concerns were reported in California as were in South Dakota and Mississippi. At the very least, this is an indication that the concerns about the HPV vaccine may be more deeply entrenched than previously understood, and reversing this trend could require a broader discussion across the national landscape regardless of region or geography.
JAMA Network Open , éditorial en libre accès, 2020