Content about HPV vaccine

January 25, 2012
Study: Gardasil doesn't cause autoimmune conditions

A human papillomavirus vaccine created by drug maker Merck does not cause autoimmune conditions after young women are inoculated, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study.

October 25, 2011
CDC panel recommends HPV vaccination for boys

An advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that all boys ages 11 and 12 years old get vaccinated against human papillomavirus, the CDC said Tuesday.

September 20, 2011
Report: Bachmann's vaccine comments could have lasting repercussions

Health experts have expressed fear that Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's comments about the human papillomavirus vaccine could set back progress in vaccinations, according to published reports.

September 15, 2011
GSK donates more than $1 million to fight HPV

GlaxoSmithKline is making a donation that it said would give more than 10,000 girls and women access to human papillomavirus vaccination.

September 14, 2011
Merck responds to Gardasil criticism

Attacks on a human papillomavirus vaccine made amid an increasingly caustic Republican presidential primary battle have drawn a response from the manufacturer.

August 26, 2011
CDC: HPV vax rates still low among U.S. teens

Increases in vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus are trailing increases in rates for two other vaccines recommended for teens and preteens, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday.

April 25, 2011
MinuteClinic to offer vitamin B12 injections, HPV vaccination

CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic division has expanded its suite of services to now include vitamin B12 injections and the human papillomavirus vaccination Gardasil.

December 23, 2010
FDA approves Merck's Gardasil for prevention of anal cancer

Merck on Wednesday announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved Gardasil [human papillomavirus quadrivalent (types 6, 11, 16 and 18) vaccine, recombinant] for the prevention of anal cancer in males and females 9 to 26 years of age.

August 19, 2010
Survey: Adolescent vaccination on the rise

A recent survey out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that adolescent...

February 17, 2010
Merck: Gardasil may prevent anal warts, cancer in men

A vaccine made by Merck for preventing human papillomavirus works for preventing anal warts and...

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