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Mar 26, 2009,9:33 PM
HPV Vaccine for boys?
So, we've heard a lot about the HPV vaccine for girls/young women-but what about for boys/young men? In Europe, boys already receive the HPV vaccine right alongside girls. Check out this excerpt from an article in The Washington Post about how Merck, the company that makes Gardasil, has asked the FDA to approve the HPV vaccine for boys and young men: When a vaccine designed to protect girls against a sexually transmitted virus arrived three years ago, the debate centered on redone question: Would the shots make young girls more likely to have sex? Shocking that the concern for young men isn't about promiscuity. (from feministing.com) |