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netmouse ([personal profile] netmouse) wrote2007-01-23 01:00 pm

HPV Vaccine - question

Does anyone know the reason for the age cap on recommended treatment with Gardasil, the recently approved vaccine for four strains of HPV that is recommended for girls and women ages 9 to 26?

[identity profile] shekkara.livejournal.com 2007-01-23 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Also, as mrissa said, it was tested on 9 - 26 year range, so they may not have any data on how much protection older women are afforded by the vaccine.