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Authors
Diakite, Ibrahim
Tobe, Keisuke
You, Xuedan
Chen, Ya-Ting
Palmer, Cody
Matsuki, Taizo
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck
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Article History
Received: 28 May 2025
Accepted: 13 November 2025
First Online: 6 December 2025
Declarations
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: An established dynamic transmission model was adapted from previous 9vHPV modeling studies for Japan [ , ]. Baseline historical catch-up vaccination coverage were calculated with catch-up vaccination data for individuals with birth years between 1997 and 2005 from the Japan Medical Data Survey database (JAMDAS) [ ]. Ethics review was not required for this study.
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: Ibrahim Diakite, Xuedan You, Ya-Ting Chen, and Cody Palmer are employees of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA and may hold stock in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Keisuke Tobe and Taizo Matsuki are employees of MSD K.K., Tokyo, Japan and may own stock and/or hold stock options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
