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An estimated 45 percent of girls and 34 percent of boys in Missouri received the HPV vaccination last year, about ten percentage points lower than the national average.

Low Vaccination Rates Among Missouri Teens, According To Report

Shahla Farzan

When it comes to vaccinating adolescents, Missouri ranks among the worst in the nation.The report from the nonprofit United Health Foundation ranks…

The HPV vaccine protects against nine forms of the human papillomavirus, which can cause, anong others, cervical and throat cancer. The government recently announced it works for older adults as well as adolescents.

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Gynecologists cheer FDA decision to expand HPV vaccine to older adults

Sarah Fentem

Gynecologists hope the federal Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve human papillomavirus vaccine for older adults could protect more people.…

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Bittersweet news about cervical cancer: Teen vaccination rates are low, but infections are declining

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 3, 2013 -It isn’t often that a developing nation outstrips the United States in vaccination…

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Bittersweet news about cervical cancer: Teen vaccination rates are low, but infections are declining

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: It isn’t often that a developing nation outstrips the United States in vaccination rates for a…

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HHS adopts recommendation on reproductive health services

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 1, 2011 - New health-insurance plans will be required to offer women several preventive…

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Group renews efforts to urge poor women to get free vaccinations against HPV

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: May 27, 2008 - Health-care officials in Missouri are gearing up for a major campaign this summer to…