Content about Papillomaviridae

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 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.

November 16, 2010

FDA advisory committee recommends expanded use of Gardasil

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has recommended expanded approval of a vaccine for...