Primary Prevention of HPV
Current Vaccination Projects
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The QUEST Trial
A pan-Canadian adolescent cohort to evaluate reduced dosing schedules of the HPV vaccine
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HPV Vaccination in BC
Leveraging population data to understand trends in HPV related disease & cancers in British Columbia
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ACE Canada
To accelerate Canada’s pace to achieve cervical cancer elimination, Dr. Ogilvie & team will implement research to optimize existing programs and catalyze new programs to improve HPV vaccine and screening coverage.
Vaccination Projects
There are safe and effective vaccines that protect girls and boys against high risk strains of the HPV virus. In most high-income countries, the HPV vaccine is offered to girls, and sometimes boys, as part of a school-based program. In low and middle-income countries, vaccination program roll-out has lagged due to cost and resource challenges, however through global efforts such as GAVI , we are working to close this gap.
Some of our research on HPV vaccination in children and how they can form an evidence base to address vaccine hesitancy: