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Mandate for Sex? Doctors in the US Speak Out About Mandating the HPV Vaccine
April 10th, 2007
Overwhelmingly, physicians in the US recommend girls receive the HPV vaccine. According to a new survey by Medimix International the global healthcare marketing research company, 97% of physicians surveyed say they agree that the new HPV vaccine should be administered. Using the Medimix online panel of physicians, 238 General Practitioners, Gynecologists and Pediatricians were surveyed on their views about HPV vaccine implementation policy. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is estimated to affect about 20 million people in the US, according to the CDC. Two strains of this virus account for 70% of all cervical cancers, and two...
Source: Virus Weekly (2007-04-10)
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