A February 28, 2007 "Broadsheet" column by Salon's Lynn Harris notes the prevalence of HPV, the virus now targeted by Gardasil:
Prevalence increases yearly among women starting at age 14 and peaks at 45 percent among women 20 to 24. As the American Council on Science and Health puts it, "nearly 50% of American women can expect to be infected at some point in their lives."
A February 28, 2007 "Broadsheet" column by Salon's Lynn Harris notes the prevalence of HPV, the virus now targeted by Gardasil:
Prevalence increases yearly among women starting at age 14 and peaks at 45 percent among women 20 to 24. As the American Council on Science and Health puts it, "nearly 50% of American women can expect to be infected at some point in their lives."
