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    HPV vaccine gains favour in sub-Saharan Africa

    A vaccine creates controversy in Calgary, is accepted in Pretoria

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    H1N1 puts HPV vaccine on the shelf

    Girls in New Brunswick will get the HPV shot, but not this year

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    Should men get the HPV vaccine?

    It’s been more than two years since Health Canada approved Gardasil, a vaccine that protects against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Today, Gardasil is approved for women aged 9 to 26, and by now, countless young women have received the vaccine. This fall, for example, Ontario is once again offering it to all Grade 8 girls, free of charge. Supporters of the HPV vaccine say it’s a great step forward for women’s health: after all, the virus causes between 90 and 98 per cent of all cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer among females worldwide.