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Cancer-virus strains rarer than first estimated: Just 2 percent of females 14-59 are infected, a new survey shows. Experts still back HPV vaccine.
Byline: Marie McCullough
Feb. 28--The first broad national snapshot of human papillomavirus infection shows that two dangerous strains covered by the new cervical-cancer vaccine infect just 2 percent of females ages 14 to 59, a lower prevalence than previously estimated. Even among women most likely to be infected -- sexually active 18- to 25-year-olds -- these two cancer-causing HPV strains were relatively uncommon, infecting 3.5 percent. Experts say these findings, published today, do not change the conclusion that the public-health benefits of vaccination are worth the cost. But the new data may create confusion and fuel controversy over whether to mandate inoculation of pubescent girls. At least 20 states are considering proposals. The study supports the notion that there should not be a "rush to make this vaccine…
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