Gardasil, available for girls ages 9-26 will be available in a three shot series. However, it's unclear how widespread the vaccine will be administered, since it costs $360. The vaccine helps to prevent certain strains of HPV, an STD which causes approximately 70% of all cervical cancer. Yay, progress!
The drug will be marketed as a cervical cancer vaccine rather than an STD vaccine, even though all cervical cancers aren't caused by the virus.
Cervical cancer caused by HPV are responsible for 290,000 deaths a year. Which truly isn't that much (given the world population of approximately 6,000,000,000), but it's enough.
I think this is a great medical breakthrough in the prevention of cervical cancer. Thanks for posting this very important health information. Here's the official website link for more information on this vaccine:
http://www.gardasil.com/
we as a society are finally making progress in the medical world
Because I was an orphan I still have my Government insurance til im 21 I have been vaccinated for this and im so happy to be protected! YAy government insurance btw I got it for free :)
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