Tracy Ogden, spokeswoman for Merck and Co., weighed in with some specifics on Gardasil, the vaccine approved to prevent human papilloma virus.
Who should take Gardasil?
Gardasil works best when given before there is any contact with HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18 — the four HPV types for which Gardasil protects against to prevent cervical cancer. The [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] panel recommends that Gardasil be administered to 11- to 12-year-old girls and to girls 13 to 26 who have not previously been vaccinated, and that 9- and 10-year-old girls can be vaccinated at the discretion of their physicians.
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