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KENILWORTH, N.J.
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
announced today that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Preventions (CDCs) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
voted to include GARDASIL9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent
Vaccine, Recombinant) in the recommendations for use of HPV vaccines.
GARDASIL 9 has been added to the routine recommendations for vaccination
of 11- and 12- year-old females and males. The vaccination series can be
started at age nine.
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