FDA Approved HPV Vaccine! (for women 9-26)
Story is here.
Basically looks like strong protection from the worst of the strains (the most common cervical cancer and genital warts ones) if you're female and don't already have an HPV infection (thus the early age range).
This is one of those interesting vaccines that doesn't protect everyone or make it all better all at once, but could potentially do a remarkable amount of good in only a few generations (women who are immune won't get these strains themselves, therefore won't pass them on to others) and reduce/eliminate the disease in men and women if adopted widely. It will probably have a pretty hard time being adopted widely, but here's hoping.
Basically looks like strong protection from the worst of the strains (the most common cervical cancer and genital warts ones) if you're female and don't already have an HPV infection (thus the early age range).
This is one of those interesting vaccines that doesn't protect everyone or make it all better all at once, but could potentially do a remarkable amount of good in only a few generations (women who are immune won't get these strains themselves, therefore won't pass them on to others) and reduce/eliminate the disease in men and women if adopted widely. It will probably have a pretty hard time being adopted widely, but here's hoping.