HPV vaccination in Italy: perspectives after 1-year experience.

摘要

Since January 2008, the Italian Regions, in accordance with their organizational programme, have launched the offer of free human anti-papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) to 12-year-olds, with the possibility to extend this offer to other age groups. With the beginning of this vaccination campaign, a widespread scientific debate developed concerning certain aspects which are still disputed. In our opinion, therefore, it was decided worthwhile making a review of articles appearing in the literature over the last year, in particular reports published after the onset of commercialisation, in the attempt to gather together useful elements that would contribute to improve the vaccination strategies.