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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.
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...
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
GAVI to bring HPV vaccines to poor countries
The GAVI Alliance has started a new program to get cervical cancer vaccines to girls in poor countries. The alliance is in talks with Merck ( $MRK ) and GlaxoSmithKline ( $GSK ), which make the 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
CDC group backs Gardasil for routine use in males
Thanks to a CDC committee recommendation, Merck could see a spike in sales of its HPV vaccine Gardasil . The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
CA law lets tweens make HPV vaccination decisions
Earlier this week Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) signed a new law that allows kids 12 and older to receive an HPV vaccine without the consent of their parents. The bill also allows minors to receive STD
