According to researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rate of new infections with HPV strains have dropped 56% among females aged 14 to 19 since the vaccine was approved in 2006. Data gathered by the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey shows that "infections by HPV types covered by the vaccine fell dramatically - from 11.5% in the pre-vaccine era to 5.1% post-vaccine." This is a significant decline, considering that nearly 79 million Americans are believed to be currently infected with HPV.
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