Editors’ note on nonavalent HPV vaccine (HPV)

Abstract

In the first place, I would like to emphasize and thank the great initiative and exceptional Editorial by Professor Edson Fedrizzi. Despite all that has been said, we should not fail to mention that the frequent use of male or female condoms (long forgotten in educational campaigns, of free distribution in public events and put for sale at commercial establishments) is an essential method to prevent all sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including the Human papillomavirus HPV, hepatitis B, and HIV. Frequently, people infected with STD are those who already acquired another STD. Vaccination against HPV does not protect these people against other STDs. Therefore, since there are no vaccines against classic STDs (except for hepatitis B), any information on HPV should (and, in fact, have) support vast actions against all other STDs. [...]