Health: HPV Vaccine Cuts Infection Rate by 64%

	Monday, February 22, 2016

Vaccine Has Cut HPV Infection Rate in Teen Girls by Two-Thirds: Study

Ten years of vaccinating against human papillomavirus (HPV) has cut infections from this cancer-causing virus by 64 percent among teen girls, U.S. health officials report. Read more ...

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