The 13-year-old female patient presents to the clinic in January to begin the vaccine series for human papillomavirus. The nurse instructs the patient’s mother to schedule an appointment for the next vaccine in the series during which month at the earliest?

June. For individuals who received the first HPV vaccination between 9 and 14 years of age, the second (of two) doses is administered between 6 and 12 months after the initial vaccination. Therefore, the earliest the patient could receive the second vaccine is in June. February is too soon. Although October and December are appropriate months in which to schedule the immunization, they are not the earliest month the parent can schedule.

The 13-year-old female patient presents to the clinic in January ...

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