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...ubiquitous. Of the 120 strains isolated from humans - about 40 of which are in the mouth and genital tracts - Merck's recently FDA-approved vaccine, Gardasil, protects against four: HPV-6 and HPV-11, which cause warts; and HPV-16 and HPV-18, which cause about 70% of cervical cancers. Similarly, according to the study, HPV-16 was present in 72 of the 100 cancer patients enrolled in the study. Between 12,000 and 15,000 new cases of oropharyngeal cancer are diagnosed each year, and about 3,000 people die from it. "It is a significant health issue," says...
Undergraduates who rush out to inoculate themselves with Gardasil, the new HPV or “cervical cancer” vaccine, are in for an unpleasant surprise. Through Harvard University Health Services (UHS), each Gardasil shot costs $154—and the full-course vaccination requires three of them. The total cost of the vaccination, $462, is prohibitively high. The University, through UHS, should follow the Massachussetts state government’s lead in fighting cervical cancer and subsidize the vaccination’s costs for women who want it. HPV is a common, sexually-transmitted disease caused by strains...
...report on the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) [March 19]: With only minimal side effects, affordability and proof that it prevents cervical cancer, what young woman shouldn't get Gardasil? I understand why some people would like schools to teach only abstinence, but it is hard to ignore how sexually active our young population is these days. It is astonishing to read the statistics on women with HPV. If more girls and young women were to get vaccinated, we could see a dramatic decrease in the incidence of HPv. Regardless of how effective the vaccine may be, we still must...
...stings the wallet too. Alice will have to return for a second dose in two months and a third four months after that. The vaccine costs $120 a dose. Luckily, most private insurers are covering Gardasil, so I'll be out just $25 for each of the three visits. Kids without coverage can get the vaccine free through the federal Vaccines for Children program...
...with any new vaccine, there are plenty of unknowns about Gardasil. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently studied 542 reports on side effects out of 2.1 million doses given. Most were minor and expected: pain at the injection site, fever, dizziness and fainting. "Any procedure involving a needle has a risk of fainting," says Dr. John Iskander of the CDC's immunization safety office, which recommends waiting in the doctor's office for 15 minutes after any shot. Another unknown: how long the protection will last and whether a booster will be needed. Merck says its studies...