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Panel Advises HPV Vaccine for Young Girls What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:29 pm    Post subject: Panel Advises HPV Vaccine for Young Girls Reply with quote
ATLANTA - Taking up a sensitive issue among religious conservatives, an influential government advisory panel Thursday recommended that 11- and 12-year-old girls be routinely vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices also said the shots can be started for girls as young as 9, at the discretion of their doctors. The committee's recommendations usually are accepted by federal health officials, and influence insurance coverage for vaccinations.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Panel Advises HPV Vaccine for Young Girls Reply with quote
With everything I've read about it I'm of the mindset that everyone should get it, male and female. There are already promising preliminary studies that suggest it also helps to stop some other cancers from forming in both men and women.
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