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ACIP Recommends Bivalent HPV Vaccine as Alternative to Prevent Cervical Cancer
ACIP Recommends Bivalent HPV Vaccine as Alternative to Prevent Cervical Cancer
H Splete
20090921
2009 Oct 21
Elsevier Global Medical News
ACIP Recommends Bivalent HPV Vaccine as Alternative to Prevent Cervical Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Oct 21, H Splete
ATLANTA (EGMN) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended a bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine as an alternative to the quadrivalent vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer and related precancerous conditions in women and girls aged 9-26 years.ACIP made the recommendation at a meeting Oct. 21.The bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix) was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration....