{"id":17,"date":"2022-09-19T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T09:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/adolescent\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:03:44","slug":"should-patient-pd-get-gardasil9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/should-patient-pd-get-gardasil9\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should my child get the HPV vaccine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-hero-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/hero\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1786964654' media='all' \/>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-hero\"><div class=\"vivid360-hero-container align-left align-middle ratio-30-70 horizontal mobile text-align-left has-white-color has-primary-background-color is-split-style split-image-right mobile-is-split-style mobile-split-image-top mobile-uses-custom-styles\" style=\"border-width:0;border-style:solid;border-top-left-radius:0;border-top-right-radius:0;border-bottom-right-radius:0;border-bottom-left-radius:0;--minHeight:364px;--mobileMinHeight:459px\"><div class=\"wide_screens hidden\" data-value=\"default\"><\/div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/G9-adol_why_should_my_child_hero_mobile_@3x_6cf16f.webp?w=767\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/G9-adol_why_should_my_child_hero_mobile_@3x_6cf16f.webp?w=1024\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width:1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_why_should_my_child_hero_desktop_@3x.png?w=1440\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2772\" height=\"1092\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_why_should_my_child_hero_desktop_@3x.png?w=1488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_why_should_my_child_hero_desktop_@3x.png?w=1488\" alt=\"\" class=\"hero-image\" style=\"--desktop-focal-x:50%;--desktop-focal-y:50%;--mobile-focal-x:50%;--mobile-focal-y:50%;--tablet-focal-x:50%;--tablet-focal-y:50%\"\/><\/picture><div class=\"hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"hero-content\"><h1 style=\"--headlineFontSize:24px;--headlineFontSizeTablet:36px;--headlineFontSizeMobile:18px;--headlineLineHeight:36px;--headlineLineHeightTablet:45px;--headlineLineHeightMobile:27px\" class=\"hero-title fontWeightRegular\"><strong>GARDASIL 9 is FDA approved for children 9 years and older<\/strong><\/h1><p class=\"hero-description\">Help protect your child against certain HPV-related cancers later in life with GARDASIL 9. <br><br>Talk to your child&#8217;s doctor today about the appropriate age for HPV vaccination.<\/p><div class=\"hero-btn-group\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-caption\">HPV, human papillomavirus.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-caption-2mobile\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-spacer-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/spacer\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765535928' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:56px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-56\"><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-row-module-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/row\/css\/style.min.css?ver=6.8.8' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color:#dbf0f6\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width wide-bg-width padding-left-right15\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowc4058d39-343e-405e-8b05-a9e14eec4118\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content regular-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-heading-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/heading\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765535927' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"aeadaf431-b641-4bbe-b0eb-cfcc296c5972\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>Reasons to vaccinate:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-card-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/card\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1784207682' media='all' \/>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-card aa7894102-162f-499a-85c4-841f0026db3d vivid360-block-card has-text-align-left card-horizontal has-primary-dark-color full-page-width\" style=\"--media-width: 68px;--mobile-media-width: 68px;border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;\"><div class=\"card-media \"><figure class=\"ratio-1-1\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4_new2.png?w=767\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1440px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/Image-1-Desktopicon@2x_new.png?w=1440\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"68\" height=\"442\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/Image-1-Desktopicon@2x_new.png\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/Image-1-Desktopicon@2x_new.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"card-content\"><div class=\"card-content-wrap\"><h3 class=\"card-header fontWeightRegular\"><strong>HPV vaccination is a type of cancer prevention<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"card-desc has-regular-font-size\"><link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-list-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/list\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765535927' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width  default-list block-a5c9cf51-06fa-40b3-8a41-0fd796aacffd\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-a5c9cf51-06fa-40b3-8a41-0fd796aacffd\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li>Tens of thousands of people in the United States were diagnosed with certain HPV-related cancers each year from 2017-2021.<sup>a <\/sup><br><br><sup>a<\/sup>Based on CDC data.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8 spacer-undefined\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width  default-list block-be00620a-02cc-4b7e-bf60-0c58f97cb830\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-be00620a-02cc-4b7e-bf60-0c58f97cb830\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li><strong>For most people, HPV clears on its own.<\/strong> But for those who don\u2019t clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers later in life. There is no way to know which people who have HPV will develop cancer.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-card a8ba4c6fe-4b11-4397-96ac-c65cecdc9814 vivid360-block-card has-text-align-left card-horizontal has-primary-dark-color full-page-width\" style=\"--media-width: 68px;--mobile-media-width: 68px;border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;\"><div class=\"card-media \"><figure class=\"ratio-1-1\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/G9-ado_why-should-my-child_2-icon_desktop-1-mob-2.png?w=767\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1440px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/G9-ado_why-should-my-child_2-icon_desktop-1.png?w=1440\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"68\" height=\"363\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/G9-ado_why-should-my-child_2-icon_desktop-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/G9-ado_why-should-my-child_2-icon_desktop-1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"card-content\"><div class=\"card-content-wrap\"><h3 class=\"card-header fontWeightRegular\"><strong>GARDASIL 9 is for children 9 years and older<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"card-desc has-regular-font-size\">\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width  default-list block-c79547e9-5b78-4efa-a9e5-dd0c71d25198\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-c79547e9-5b78-4efa-a9e5-dd0c71d25198\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li>GARDASIL 9 is the only vaccine that helps protect your son or daughter against certain cancers and diseases caused by 9 types of HPV (human papillomavirus) that may develop later in life.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8 spacer-undefined\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-text-color has-text-color has-regular-font-size\">Talk to your child&#8217;s doctor today about the appropriate age to receive HPV vaccination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width full-page-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"row95f1659d-5516-49ef-a2e0-299ec8356060\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:48px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-48\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width full-page-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"row6060d901-6876-4330-bfbe-0f07db1755f7\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"aeef5d46b-85f9-4733-bbaa-f8610f694f21\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>Some questions parents may have about GARDASIL 9<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-accordion-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/accordion\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1776174544' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px 0;border-style:solid\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-accordion has-medium-gray-border-color content-width faq-accordion\"><details class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-details\"><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenBgClass\">default-sum-open-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseBgClass\">default-sum-close-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"openCloseAccordionTitle\">false<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenHoverColorClass\">default-sum-open-hover-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenFocusColorClass\">default-sum-open-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseFocusColorClass\">default-sum-close-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseHoverColorClass\">.default-sum-close-hover-color<\/div><summary class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-section  \n\t\t\t\tdefault-sum-close-background-color\" data-design-category=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-1032192f-b0e9-4dc5-bc85-f084df258c3b\"><h4 style=\"font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.5\" class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title\" id=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-1032192f-b0e9-4dc5-bc85-f084df258c3b\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-dark-color\">What should I tell my child&#8217;s doctor before my child receives <span class=\"no-wrap-text\">GARDASIL 9<\/span>?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-text default-description-background-color\">\n\n<p>Tell your child\u2019s doctor if your child:<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8 spacer-undefined\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width  default-list block-e869f019-dc15-4a3d-b556-de2df423d6ad\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-e869f019-dc15-4a3d-b556-de2df423d6ad\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li>Is pregnant or planning to get pregnant<\/li><li>Has immune problems, like HIV or cancer<\/li><li>Takes medicines that affect the immune system<\/li><li>Has a fever over 100\u00b0F (37.8\u00b0C)<\/li><li>Might have had an allergic reaction to a previous dose of GARDASIL 9 or GARDASIL<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant]<\/li><li>Takes any medicines, even those you can buy over the counter<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Your child\u2019s health care professional will help decide if your child should get the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/gardasil-9-resources\/faqs\/\" aria-label=\"#\">Explore FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px 0;border-style:solid\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-accordion has-medium-gray-border-color content-width faq-accordion\"><details class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-details\"><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenBgClass\">default-sum-open-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseBgClass\">default-sum-close-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"openCloseAccordionTitle\">false<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenHoverColorClass\">default-sum-open-hover-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenFocusColorClass\">default-sum-open-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseFocusColorClass\">default-sum-close-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseHoverColorClass\">.default-sum-close-hover-color<\/div><summary class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-section  \n\t\t\t\tdefault-sum-close-background-color\" data-design-category=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-b5a794f2-2ccb-42a9-b5a0-99ed43e7d7c1\"><h4 style=\"font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.5\" class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title\" id=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-b5a794f2-2ccb-42a9-b5a0-99ed43e7d7c1\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-dark-color\">Is the same vaccine given to both boys and girls?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-text default-description-background-color\">\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Yes. GARDASIL 9 can be given to appropriate girls and women who are ages 9 to 45, as well as boys and men who are ages 9 to 45.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">For more information on GARDASIL 9, talk to your child\u2019s doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/gardasil-9-resources\/faqs\/\" aria-label=\"#\">Explore FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width full-page-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowcc1ae810-0233-4ca7-8164-4d92a9ea073b\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" 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