Vaccine May Prevent More HPV Types

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Vaccine May Prevent More HPV Types
Thu, 09-20-2007 - 2:11pm

TRENTON, N.J. - New data shows a vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer partially blocks infection by 10 strains of the virus on top of the four types the vaccine targets.


That boosts protection — at least partially — to 90 percent of strains causing the deadly cancer, according to data presented Wednesday at a medical conference by Merck & Co., maker of Gardasil.


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