How Long Does Gardasil Vaccine Take To Protect From The HPV Strains?

Posted on Mon, 27 Apr 2015

Question: hi i am 34 years old women i took gardasil vaccine on December then i got 2nd dose date on 13/1/2015 n then 3rd dose 13/5/2015 but i missed my 2nd dose can i take my 2nd dose now or i have to start from 1st dose

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Start from the second dose of Gardasil

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Experts all over the world have recommended that those who have received one or two dose of gardasil can pick up from where they left off in the dosing schedule, even if more time has elapsed than is recommended between the doses( CDC recommends 3 doses at 0, 1and 6 months).Moreover, various studies have found excellent immune response by Gardasil even after one year of last dose.
Gardasil is a recombinant protein vaccine, and at least3 doses are required for adequate immune response.
I would suggest you to take the second dose now and third dose after 6 months. It will have no effect on the response and efficacy of the vaccine.
Hope you found the answer helpful. Please do get back to us for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards,
Dr Deepti Verma

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta