Gardasil

Gardasil (Merck & Co.), also known as Gardisil or Silgard, is a vaccine to prevent certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), specifically HPV types 16, 18, 6, and 11. HPV types 16 and 18 currently cause about 70% of cervical, 26% of head and neck and many vulvar, vaginal, penile, and anal cancer cases. HPV types 6 and 11 cause about 90% of genital warts cases. Gardasil can only prevent, not treat, HPV infections, so to be effective it must be ... more

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Amount Year Area
  • 1,480,600,000
  • 2007
  • 234,800,000
  • 2006
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  • Gardasil

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  • 2020
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