Eradication of vaccine-preventable diseases is one of the most important goals of public
health interventions. Herd immunity can be established by national vaccination programs …

To the editor, In Japan, vaccination with public aid against the human papillomavirus (HPV)
became available to girls aged 13–16 in 2010. However, early in the spring of 2013, the …

Recent progress in the Japanese immunization program has partially closed the “vaccine
gap,” ie, the deficiencies in that program relative to immunization programs in other …

In Japan, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rate has decreased from around 70%
to less than 1% due to repeated media reports of diverse symptoms after HPV vaccination …

TherapeuTic advances in vaccines and immunotherapy population across 47 countries
includes male vaccination within their routine immunization programs. 5 The HPV vaccine …

The Japanese immunization program has made considerable recent progress. The
introduction of several new vaccines, especially foreign-produced vaccines, and the …

In Japan, the governmental recommnendation of HPV vaccine has been suspended since
June 2013, due to media reports of alleged adverse vaccination events. Although evidence …

Aim As a result of the 2012–2013 rubella epidemics in Japan, many cases of congenital
rubella syndrome have been reported. Given the frequent changes to rubella vaccination …

Free vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) began in December, 2010, for
Japanese girls aged 12–16 years and since April, 2013, the vaccine was included in the …

Japan's immunization program resumed proactively recommending the use of the human
papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine nationwide in April 2022, after suspending this …