Canada's vaccine advisers now recommend 1 dose of HPV shot for younger groups
![Starting this fall, teens in England will get just one HPV shot — making it the latest country to drop the number of required doses for the highly-effective vaccines known for protecting against a slate of cancers. Should Canada follow suit? Starting this fall, teens in England will get just one HPV shot — making it the latest country to drop the number of required doses for the highly-effective vaccines known for protecting against a slate of cancers. Should Canada follow suit?](https://i.cbc.ca/1.2861339.1688758774!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hpv-vaccinations-06744302.jpg)
Canada's federal vaccine advisory body is now recommending a single dose of the HPV vaccine for children and youth, bringing the country in line with multiple others that have already reduced the number of required doses for young people.