About the Authors

Martin C. S. Wong

Affiliation School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China

Albert Lee

Affiliation School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China

Karry L. K. Ngai

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China

Josette C. Y. Chor

Affiliation School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China

Paul K. S. Chan

paulkschan@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China

Competing Interests

A Lee has received support from GlaxoSmithKline to conduct educational activities. PKS Chan has received support for attending academic conferences from GlaxoSmithKline. This study was partly supported by an unrestricted educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline. The first dose of HPV vaccine for the school vaccination program was provided by GlaxoSmithKline.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MCSW PKSC AL KLKN JCYC. Performed the experiments: PKSC AL. Analyzed the data: MCSW KLKN JCYC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AL KLKN JCYC. Wrote the paper: MCSW PKSC.