Are catch-up recommendations for the use of HPV vaccine different for males and females?

No. In June 2019, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend routine catch-up HPV vaccination of all previously unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated males age 22 through 26, matching the recommendation for females. HPV vaccination recommendations now differ by age group only, not by biological sex. There is a routine recommendation for vaccination of all people 9 through 26 years of age and a shared clinical decision-making recommendation based on risk and preference for people 27 through 45 years of age.

Current ACIP recommendations for HPV vaccine are listed at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/vacc-specific/hpv.html.