You are here Home Recommendations Recommendations Adults are not routinely recommended to receive HPV vaccine Listen Print Share Twitter Facebook Email Vaccination of adults aged ≥19 years against HPV is not routinely recommended. However, some adults may benefit from HPV vaccination. When deciding whether to vaccinate adults, consider: their likelihood of previous exposure to HPV their future risks of HPV exposure Many adults are likely to have been exposed to 1 or more vaccine HPV types through sexual activity. See Epidemiology. Related diseases Human papillomavirus (HPV) Page history Last updated 4 June 2018 Last reviewed 4 June 2018 Is there anything wrong with this page? Help us improve the Australian Immunisation Handbook What you were doing? (required) What went wrong? (required) Leave this field blank