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Vaccines group in HPV price talks with Merck, GSK
The global vaccines group GAVI Alliance is nearing a deal to add vaccines against human papillomavirus to its offerings.
GAVI Alliance could be closer to HPV vax deal
GAVI could be nearing a price deal with vaccine rivals GlaxoSmithKline and Merck for HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix in the developing world.
Politics, pharma sins sap wider use of Gardasil
HPV vaccines have lacked wider acceptance because of an ugly confluence of factors in U.S. culture that could end up costing people their lives.
Gardasil could cut cancer in women already infected with HPV
Merck's Gardasil is used to protect women against HPV infection, but it may help some women already infected.
Inovio vaccine targets head and neck HPV subtypes
Inovio has created a SynCon DNA vaccine against HPV6 and HPV11, which, in a preclinical trial published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics , triggered a strong immune response in mice.
Study: Gardasil does not cause autoimmune disease
There have been anecdotal reports that Gardasil , Merck's ( $MRK ) human papillomavirus vaccine, causes autoimmune disease. A study of almost 200,000 women over two years may finally scotch this...
Study: Most girls who get HPV vax say they see need to practice safe sex
According to a study published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, most girls who got the HPV shot understood that they still needed to practice safe sex to prevent other diseases.
U.K. drops GSK HPV shot in favor of Gardasil
It's official: The U.K. will drop GlaxoSmithKline's ( $GSK ) HPV vaccine in favor of Merck's ( $MRK ) competing product Gardasil . The decision comes after health officials added genital warts into the
Study: Cervarix could cut need for cancer screenings
Two studies published in the journal Lancet Oncology found GlaxoSmithKline's HPV vaccine is so effective that health authorities could eventually consider cutting the recommendation for regular HPV
CDC group backs Gardasil for boys
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC has recommended that boys 11 and older receive Merck's ( $MRK ) HPV shot Gardasil. Wide use of the vaccine will further protect girls from
