{"id":19,"date":"2022-09-19T09:52:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T09:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/adolescent\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:24:27","slug":"about-gardasil-9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/what-is-gardasil-9\/about-gardasil-9\/","title":{"rendered":"About GARDASIL 9"},"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=1764613072' 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:377px;--mobileMinHeight:417px\"><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_about_g9_hero_desktop_@3x.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_about_g9_hero_desktop_@3x.webp?w=1024\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width:1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/adolescents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_about_g9_hero_desktop.png?w=1440\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/adolescents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_about_g9_hero_desktop.png?w=1488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/adolescents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/G9-adol_about_g9_hero_desktop.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 the only vaccine that helps protect your child against certain cancers and diseases that may develop later in life, caused by 9 types of HPV<\/strong><\/h1><p style=\"--contentFontSize:16px;--contentLineHeight:24px;--contentFontSizeMobile:16px;--contentLineHeightMobile:24px\" class=\"hero-description\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-1-color\">For most people, HPV clears on its own.<\/mark><\/strong><\/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=1764613072' media='all' \/>\n\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-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=6.8.5' media='all' \/>\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 regular-bg-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowca2bf4e0-001d-408b-a7d7-5a8b0925c5ac\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\"><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=1764613072' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"a11c74ce4-a9fa-44bd-a14b-bfe8a1b69e5d\"><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>Talk to your child&#8217;s doctor about <span class=\"no-wrap-text\">GARDASIL 9<\/span> at <span class=\"no-wrap-text\">age 9<\/span><\/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\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><strong>For most people, HPV clears on its own.<\/strong> But for others who don\u2019t clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers later in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Vaccinate to help protect them from certain HPV-related cancers later in life.<\/p>\n<\/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:#faf9ca\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width wide-bg-width padding-left-right15\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"row6fcbeee4-cd61-4645-9f4e-9311bac29abb\"><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\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"a77d2572e-5d5d-4091-9f9b-1959b62e2cbb\"><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>GARDASIL 9 can help protect your child against certain cancers and diseases caused by 9 types of HPV<sup>a,b<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n<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=1764613072' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width default-list block-7aa318de-ccd0-4ad9-91e5-86dd3015a7fc has-regular-font-size\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-7aa318de-ccd0-4ad9-91e5-86dd3015a7fc\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li>Cervical cancer<sup>a<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width default-list block-09f8a0d0-24b5-44ce-aef6-c810e776e3fe has-regular-font-size\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-09f8a0d0-24b5-44ce-aef6-c810e776e3fe\" id=\"block-44e195a4-59b7-4de2-9db0-fe61172385a5\"><ul id=\"block-44e195a4-59b7-4de2-9db0-fe61172385a5\" class=\"first-level\"><li>Vaginal and vulvar cancers<sup>a<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width default-list block-aa2defc3-ecde-4448-bc41-d75ebf0a3923 has-regular-font-size\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-aa2defc3-ecde-4448-bc41-d75ebf0a3923\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li>Anal cancer<sup>a<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width default-list block-f678146c-e9d6-4122-bf9b-c26361c05e1f has-regular-font-size\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-f678146c-e9d6-4122-bf9b-c26361c05e1f\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li>Certain head and neck cancers, such as throat and back of mouth cancers<sup>a<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width  default-list block-c33650cd-e67c-4dc8-a242-2d5b30d7afc1\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-c33650cd-e67c-4dc8-a242-2d5b30d7afc1\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li>Genital warts<sup>b<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\"><div class=\"_96d59356-0679-426f-98c0-c2349b122dc9 \" id=\"\"><p style=\"font-size:13px\"><sup>a<\/sup>HPV Types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.<br><sup>b<\/sup>HPV Types 6 and 11.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">GARDASIL 9 only helps protect against certain cancers and diseases caused by these types of HPV. HPV is not the only cause of these cancers and diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><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\u2019s no way to know which people who have HPV will develop cancer or other health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:48px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-48\"><\/div>\n<\/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 regular-bg-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowbf8866a7-9b43-4101-83be-d6fa7335e8b9\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\"><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=1776695804' media='all' \/>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-card a3ae95482-e012-4158-9f53-36b9d4050c1d vivid360-block-card has-text-align-left card-horizontal has-primary-light-background-color full-page-width\" style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;color:#111 !important\"><div class=\"card-media \"><i role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-doctor has-primary-dark-color\" style=\"background-color:#ebe72a\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"card-content\"><div class=\"card-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"card-header fontWeightRegular\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-dark-color\"><strong>Talking with your child&#8217;s doctor<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2><div class=\"card-desc has-regular-font-size\">\n<p>9 types of HPV are responsible for causing the majority of HPV-related cancers and diseases.<br><br><strong>For most people, HPV clears on its own.<\/strong>&nbsp;But for those who don\u2019t clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers later in life.<br><br>Help protect your son or daughter against certain HPV-related cancers later in life. Ask their doctor about GARDASIL 9 at their next visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vivid360-button-parent btn-block-container content-width button-justify-left\"><link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-button-block-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/button\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765898918' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-button-parent-block-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/button-parent\/css\/style.min.css?ver=6.8.5' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-button-block fullWidth-mobile\"><a class=\"btn primary primary-regular has-icon icon-right\" role=\"button\" style=\"font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.86px;border-radius:0;border-style:solid;justify-content:space-between;text-align:center;width:100%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/gardasil-9-resources\/talk-to-your-doctor\/\" title=\"Conversation starters\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-design-category=\"button\" data-design-label=\"Conversation starters\" data-design-module=\"element\" data-event-name=\"element_click\">Conversation starters<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"icon-angle-single-right\" class=\"icon-angle-single-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/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\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 wide-bg-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowffb01b55-34f0-49e9-bb2e-ad286d2f5706\"><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=\"a4b659a98-9142-4db7-8265-7c5c98d63029\"><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 <\/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=1776340951' 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-9cf305ed-6658-4985-a116-aa4f297128a9\"><h4 style=\"font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.5\" class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title\" id=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-9cf305ed-6658-4985-a116-aa4f297128a9\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-dark-color\">Is there a treatment for HPV?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-text default-description-background-color\">\n<p>There is no treatment for HPV itself. However, there are treatments for cancers and diseases caused by HPV. GARDASIL 9 does not treat HPV infection or HPV-related cancers and diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For most people, HPV clears on its own.<\/strong> But for those who don\u2019t clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers and diseases later in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on GARDASIL 9, talk to your child\u2019s doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-regular-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/gardasil-9-resources\/faqs\/\" aria-label=\"#\">Explore FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/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 wide-bg-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"row0022228c-c894-4818-9f0a-29a779348713\"><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=\"wp-block-vivid360-button-parent btn-block-container content-width button-justify-left\">\n<div class=\"vivid360-button-block fullWidth-mobile\"><a class=\"btn primary primary-regular has-icon icon-right has-white-color\" role=\"button\" style=\"font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.86px;border-radius:0;border-style:solid;justify-content:space-between;text-align:left;width:100%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-pd\/gardasil-9-resources\/faqs\/\" title=\"See more FAQs\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-design-category=\"button\" data-design-label=\"See more FAQs\" data-design-module=\"element\" data-event-name=\"element_click\">See more FAQs<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"icon-angle-single-right\" class=\"icon-angle-single-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/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 class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"a493d0630-b371-4806-ab68-37914ca1b844\"><h2 class=\"has-text-align-center content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"color:#003941;--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:;--tabletAlign:center;--mobileAlign:center\" 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