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Bill Filed to Immunize Against HPV
For the third year, a bill has been filed in the Kentucky General Assembly that would require girls to be vaccinated against a virus that is the source of almost all cervical cancer. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. In 2006, the federal government approved a vaccine that immunizes females against the human papillomavirus or HPV, which […]
Louisville Company Gains Rights to Develop New HPV Vaccine
A small Louisville company now has the rights to develop and market a new type of cervical cancer vaccine. Advanced Cancer Therapeutics is in the process of developing an HPV vaccine, which would work differently than Gardasil – currently the only HPV vaccine on the market. President and CEO Randy Riggs says their vaccine would […]