Posted by: D V R Poosha, PhD in Abhisarika 12 September 2010 Gardasil vaccine, which is currently given to girls and young women to help prevent infection by four types of human papillomavirus, may be approved for boys as well, soon. An advisory committee from the Food and Drug Administration voted to recommend that the […]
RTI Act Not Applicable to HPV Vaccine
By: Arti Dhar, ‘The Hindu’ 09 August 2010 NEW DELHI: Information on the demonstration project and licensing of two vaccines to prevent cervical cancer has been exempted from public disclosure under Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. This is the reply received in response to an RTI application, submitted to the Union […]
HPV vaccinations in India: Moral and ethical questions raised by health advocacy groups
By: Norma Erickson, Vaccines Examiner 08 April 2010 Yesterday, V.M. Katoch, Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, called a halt to an HPV vaccination ‘project’ being conducted in two rural Indian states, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. This ‘project’ was conducted by PATH International, in collaboration with the ICMR and the two respective state […]
HPV data fails to flag Aboriginal girls: Lack of monitoring vaccinations troubling
By: Breanne Massey 24 December 2010 More girls in Manitoba are getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus that can cause cervical cancer. However, nobody appears to be watching the vaccination rate on aboriginal communities despite rising concerns over cervical cancer rates for aboriginal women. Manitoba Health statistics show 4,700 Grade 6 girls received the […]
HPV vaccine studied for N.B. boys
Posted in CBC News 26 November 2010 New Brunswick is studying the possibility of expanding its HPV vaccine program to young boys, according to a Health Department official. The Federation of Medical Women of Canada is urging provinces to expand the vaccine, which can protect against the human papilloma virus that causes genital warts and […]
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