Answering Parents’ Questions About HPV Vaccination: Why does my child need HPV vaccination?

[Music] ready to get your HPV vaccine Carlos I guess so but what's it even for the clinic called earlier today to schedule the HPV vaccine but I don't think he needs it let me explain a little more about why it's important getting the HPV vaccine is the most important thing you can do to help prevent HPV related cancers the HPV vaccine prevents infections that can cause cancer later in life for both men and women we recommend it to all our patients your age to protect them from different types of cancers in the future and the great thing is HPV vaccination protects you for many years into the future so you don't have to worry about it later if you start the vaccine now it's one less thing you have to worry about between homework and soccer I mean it seems pretty important dad it literally prevents cancer can I just get it now okay you've convince us let's do it [Music]