Vaccination against the virus that causes cervical cancer is effectively protecting women at high risk for infection who haven't even been vaccinated, a new study said.

This type of effect is called herd immunity, which occurs when enough people in a community are vaccinated against a disease that transmission of it is significantly reduced — and is one of the reasons vaccination is an important measure for public health, the Cleveland Clinic said. MORE: Walking backward may not be intuitive, but it's an effective leg workout

The study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics tracked the impact of vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) among 2,335 adolescent and young women in Cincinnati between 2006, when the vaccinate first became available, and 2023.

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