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Does Cervical Cancer Vaccine Benefit Last?

April 19, 2007 – 11:07 am

(WebMD) Two vaccines for preventing cervical cancer, one that is already available and another that is undergoing FDA review, continue to offer nearly 100 percent protection five years following administration,
new research shows.
The findings come at a time when use of the vaccines is being hotly debated, with states grappling with the issue of access to […]

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New Mexico to offer cervical cancer vaccine in public schools

February 27, 2007 – 9:55 am

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - State Department of Health officials are working out a program that would make the cervical cancer vaccine available to fifth-grade girls in public schools, starting next fall.
“The best way to get a vaccine in the population and get good penetration is to target one grade and offer all three doses in the […]

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Massachusetts To Offer Free Cervical Cancer Vaccine

February 27, 2007 – 9:54 am

Boston (eCanadaNow) - Girls in Massachusetts between 9 and 18 will be eligible for a free cervical cancer vaccine of Governor Deval Patrick’s new proposal goes through.
The shot though would not be a mandatory one though.
The plan was unveiled on Tuesday in terms of a new budget and includes funding for a new rotavirus vaccine […]

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Countries Face Tough Decisions On Cancer Vaccine

February 8, 2007 – 4:07 pm

Countries Face Tough Decisions On Making Cervical Cancer Vaccine Widely Available - UN
With vaccines against the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, a disease that kills more than 250,000 women each year, now on the market, the United Nations health agency today stressed the tough decisions countries face before making the vaccine widely […]

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