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| May 19, 2006 | Henderson, Diedtra | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Diedtra Henderson

May 19--GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- A federal advisory panel voted unanimously yesterday to recommend approval of the world's first vaccine against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer and said girls as young as 9 years old can be inoculated.

The Food and Drug and Administration, which usually follows the advice of such panels, is expected to decide by June 8 whether to approve the vaccine, called Gardasil. Its manufacturer, Merck & Co., said the product could be made available by the end of June.

Advisers yesterday called Gardasil an important advance in the fight against cervical cancer, which affects 10,000 American women annually and results in nearly 4,000…

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