Immunization Efforts Focus on Adolescents : Teenagers increasingly are being recognized as important reservoirs for certain infectious diseases.

Whether the recommendation, if it comes about, will include males as well as females, is still being considered. “Obviously, males don't get cervical cancer, but they can spread HPV to females, and they can also be affected by genital warts,” said Dr. Marchant. “However, it's difficult to show a benefit to immunizing males, in terms of transmission reduction.”