Guest Warwick Green Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 A vaccine hailed by doctors as the greatest breakthrough in preventing cervical cancer since the Pap smear will be available in Canada next month.Gardasil, the first vaccine against the human papillomavirus - the sole cause of cervical cancer - was approved this month by Health Canada, Montreal-based pharmaceutical company Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. said yesterday. Some doctors are already calling on public health officials to make the vaccine widely available through mass immunization, although such campaigns can take more than a year to organize.... http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/index.html The story containes this quote: To be effective, the vaccine should be administered before a girl is sexually active, namely between age 9 and 12. I'm sure there are a lot of parents who would want to wait until long after the girl is 12! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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