evidence: Specific examples of successful efforts and programs are described later in the report (see Quality Improvement Initiative Improves HPV Vaccine Initiation and Completion, Rapid Adoption of the HPV Vaccine within a Health System, and School Program Increases HPV Vaccination in Rural North Dakota). Despite this progress, U.S. HPV vaccination rates do not meet the Healthy People 2020 goal—full vaccination of 80 percent of adolescents aged 13-15 years.50 Several statistics highlight the need to increase HPV vaccination rates throughout the United States. [...] Vaccine Uptake Among U.S. Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years, 2006-2017 [...] Source: Walker TY, Elam-Evans LD, Yankey D, et al. National, regional, state, and selected local area vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 13-17 years—United States, 2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(33):909-17. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30138305