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...vaccine, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration a year earlier, protects against four types of the human papillomavirus—or HPV—two of which cause 70 percent of cervical cancer cases, according to drugmaker Merck’s Web site. There are over 40 strains of HPV that can infect the human genital area, according to the Center for Disease Control's Web site, although most people who become infected do not show symptoms...
...vaccine, UHS had administered the full immunization series to 141 students and at least one shot to 403 other students; as of May 31, 1,126 students had been administered all three shots, with another 1,237 students having received at least one shot. Francesconi said that roughly 85 percent of the students immunized at UHS were covered under the University's Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance plan...
...approved budget will also raise the state's meal tax from 5 to 6.25 percent, and will allow local communities to raise the tax to 7 percent and keep the extra revenue. A 5 percent gross receipts tax will also be exacted on satellite TV providers' receipts from subscriptions, and local hotel taxes will increase by 2 percent. Sales tax will now also apply to alcohol purchased from retail stores, which had previously been exempt...
...Lamphier, said that they were unconcerned about the effect of the impending hike on their business, since the increase will be distributed uniformly across the state. Others, such as Cardullo's Gourmet Shop owner Francesca Cardullo, said that the increase was a nuisance for customers but that a 1.25 percent tax hike would have a negligible impact on sales...
...Training and certification: The report found that FPS is not providing guards with required training - one region hadn't offered mandatory courses since 2004. In addition, guards were found to have expired certifications in things like firearm and CPR training. Forty percent of the 191 guards at one high-level facility lacked current paperwork to demonstrate they had not been convicted of domestic violence - documents that are necessary to carry a gun legally...