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While the Tennessee Department of Health has indicated they are no longer promoting HPV vaccination, the American Cancer Society is continuing to urge parents to have their children vaccinated to prevent six types of cancer.
The American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network believe it is critical that Tennessee parents and families continue to receive scientific-based information about the HPV vaccine that is still widely available throughout Tennessee. Tennessee has one of the lowest rates of HPV vaccinations for teens in the country, ranking 46th.
To prevent several cancers in future generations, it is imperative that families have information about the importance of the vaccine and access to the vaccine itself. HPV vaccination is cancer prevention.