News Analysis From BrandWeek Red flags raised by parents, politicians over Gardasil STD vaccine. To hear Beverly Lybrand tell it, you would not know she's a brand manager in the midst of a storm—over sex, teen girls, sexually transmitted diseases and cancer—that is currently … [Read more...] about Merck’s Lybrand Plays It Cool In Midst Of Hot Controversy
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HPV Vaccine Researcher Blasts Mandatory Marketing
Merck's great big public health experiment Dr. Diane M. Harper, a lead researcher in the development of the humanpapilloma virus vaccine, who says, "giving the drug to 11-year-old girls is a great big public health experiment." Alliance for Human Research Protection AHRP's … [Read more...] about HPV Vaccine Researcher Blasts Mandatory Marketing
New HPV Numbers Don’t Look Good For Gardasil
JAMA Jammin' Merck's HPV Numbers Merck's Stat-Spinners looking for a way around two key findings from a new study in JAMA: one in four women have HPV, which is higher than previously thought. the incidence of the two strains responsible for most cervical cancer is actually … [Read more...] about New HPV Numbers Don’t Look Good For Gardasil
Merck lobbying States to mandate Gardasil for school girls
Merck recently has been providing lobbyists throughout the country with information about its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in an effort to encourage states to mandate that middle-school age girls receive it, the Baltimore Sun reports (Smitherman, Baltimore Sun, … [Read more...] about Merck lobbying States to mandate Gardasil for school girls
Mercks’s Gardasil Vaccine Not Proven Safe for Little Girls
National Vaccine Information Center Criticizes FDA for Fast Tracking Licensure NVIC Press Release June 27, 2006 MERCK'S GARDASIL VACCINE NOT PROVEN SAFE FOR LITTLE GIRLS National Vaccine Information Center Criticizes FDA for Fast Tracking Licensure Washington, D.C. - The … [Read more...] about Mercks’s Gardasil Vaccine Not Proven Safe for Little Girls