SC among Most Improved for HPV Vaccine availability

South Carolina is being commended for making strides on at least one health care issue. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported most states are making only minimal gains in vaccinating teenagers against Human papillomavirus, the sexually transmitted, cancer-linked virus commonly called HPV. The Charleston Post and Courier reports that the agency considers South Carolina to be among the few exceptions. Nationally, states averaged a 3.5% increase in vaccination coverage among teens between 2012-2013. However, a spokesperson told reporters in a July conference call that South Carolina had an 18.5% increase in coverage.