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FDA approves Gardasil vaccine to prevent cervical cancer
The FDA approves Merck's Gardasil for girls and women ages 9 to 26 to protect against four HPV strains. It blocks two cancer-causing strains and two wart-related strains, with trials showing up to 100 percent cervical cancer prevention for uninfected women and 99 percent wart prevention. Availability by year end with debate over cost, booster needs, and school-mandatory use.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
United States
FDA
Andrew von Eschenbach
Merck & Co. Inc
Merck
Alex Azar
Jesse Goodman
Agency
Center For Biologics and
U.S