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Profit Knows No Borders, Selling Gardasil to the Rest of the World: Part Four of the Politics and PR of Cervical Cancer

Judith Siers-Poisson, PR Watch. July 19, 2007.

How Gardasil is being marketed in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Women in Government, Merck's Trojan Horse: Part Three in a Series on the Politics and PR of Cervical Cancer

Judith Siers-Poisson, PR Watch. July 18, 2007.

An in-depth look at Merck's push to make HPV vaccinations mandatory for adolescent girls.

Research, Develop, and Sell, Sell, Sell: Part Two in a Series on the Politics and PR of Cervical Cancer

Judith Siers-Poisson, PR Watch. July 17, 2007.

What has not been done to date is to separate the real value of the HPV vaccine from the PR push to benefit Merck's bottom line, and to track the players involved in hyping the issue and pushing for mandates. Here's a look at the marketing and "education" campaigns, how they have been interpreted and implemented and the risks involved.

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