The Centers for Disease Control finalizes advisory panel recommendations for Gardasil
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has adopted the unanimous recommendations of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the use of Gardasil.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has adopted the unanimous recommendations of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the use of Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus [types 6,11, 16, 18] recombinant vaccine) in girls and women ages 11 through 26. Gardasil is indicated to help prevent cervical cancer, precancerous and low-grade cervical lesions, vulvar and vaginal precancers, and genital warts caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, and 18. The vaccination guidelines, published on-line in the most recent issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, finalize the provisional recommendation issued by ACIP in June 2006.
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