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How Effective Is the HPV Vaccine?

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network. August 26, 2008.

The New England Journal of Medicine raises some serious questions about the vaccine's safety and effectiveness.

No-Brainer Syndrome: Using the HPV Vaccine and Male Circumcision to Fight Disease

Alexander Sanger, Alexander Sanger - Beyond Choice. March 14, 2008.

In the battle against HPV and HIV, are male circumcision and vaccinations the best weapons?

HPV Vaccine Flags Need for More Pap Tests

Judy Norsigian, Heather Stephenson, Women's eNews. September 5, 2007.

Questions still swirl around the HPV vaccine a year after it was introduced. But the public-health dialogue has made one thing clear: More women should get Pap tests.

HPV Vaccine Out of Reach for College Students

Jill Filipovic, AlterNet. March 13, 2007.

College campuses are breeding grounds for HPV, the virus that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer. A new vaccine offers protection, but many students can't afford it.

Rick Perry Has Far More Financial Ties to Merck, Maker of HPV Vaccine, Than He Admits

Lee Fang, December 31, 1969.