Wednesday, June 20, 2007

UPDATE 1-UK experts back cervical cancer vaccine for girls

(Reuters) - LONDON, June 20 - British medical experts have
recommended that girls aged 12 to 13 should be routinely
vaccinated against a virus that causes most cases of cervical
cancer, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.




The move follows similar recommendations in other countries
and is a further boost for Merck & Co Inc. and
Sanofi-Aventis SA , who jointly market Gardasil, the
only such vaccine so far approved in Europe.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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