A 30-year-old woman is in the clinic for her yearly gynecologic exam and asks the nurse about the "new vaccine that prevents HPV." She wants to receive the papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil). Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?a. "For women, the recommended age for this vaccine is 13 to 26 years of age."b. "We will need to make sure you are not pregnant first."c. "There will be a total of three injections."d. "I will check with your health care provider and then get the first dose of the vaccine ready."

The vaccine for Gardasil or human papillomavirus is called HPV vaccine. Its is not for a single virus but for group of 200 viruses that are related to each other. According to CDC the guidelines or recommendations of Gardasil vaccine for women include age group of 13/15 to 26.

Although it is important to check whether women is pregnant or not, and patient should have the knowledge of vaccine that there are three injections for it in total. Moreover, the patient should not be immuno-compromised. All these points are important but in the above mentioned case the women is too old to receive that vaccine as the current age of women is 30 years.