On Monday, plaintiffs’ lawyers filed their opening brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reinstate ...

To ensure the successful introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in basic schools, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) ...

The HPV vaccine is one of the most powerful vaccines ever developed: It is unusual among immunizations in that it durably prevents infection and disease at rates close to 100 percent.

One dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was noninferior to two doses in preventing infection, data from a randomized trial showed. In the ESCUDDO trial, which involved more than 20,000 ...

Key takeaways: Physicians partnered with dentists to administer HPV vaccines during dental visits. Vaccine uptake improved from 5.3% to 13.9% during the intervention period.

Gardasil and Gardasil 9 are together Merck's second best-selling product, with global sales of $8.58 billion in 2024. U.S. patent protection expires in 2028.

Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM In a significant blow to plaintiffs suing over the HPV vaccine Gardasil, a federal judge on Tuesday sided with Merck & Co. Inc. on its implied preemption defense.

The vaccine distributed in the U.S., Gardasil-9, targets nine types of HPV. Vaccination can prevent more than 90% of cancers caused by HPV. Since the prior Gardasil 4 vaccine was introduced in ...

Since the prior Gardasil 4 vaccine was introduced in 2006, infections of HPV strains that cause most cancers and genital warts have dropped 88% in teenage girls and 81% in young adult women, CDC said.

Since then, HPV vaccines have become a part of the national immunization schedule of at least 145 countries, with the goal of reducing or even eliminating the occurrence of some cancers.

RAHWAY, N.J., November 12, 2024--Merck to Present New Data From GARDASIL®9 Studies Reinforcing the Importance of Gender-Neutral HPV Vaccination in Adults Up to Age 45 at IPVC 2024.

HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men and women, new research suggests — but fewer boys get the shots By Associated Press Published May 24, 2024, 11:57 a.m. ET ...