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The vaccine could be used in the event the current H5N1 avian virus were to develop the capability to efficiently spread from human to human, resulting in the rapid spread of the disease across the globe. Should such an influenza pandemic emerge, the vaccine may provide early limited protection in the months before a vaccine tailored to the pandemic strain of the virus could be developed and produced

Following the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval
of a vaccine targeting cervical cancer, Women in Government, a
national, bi-partisan, non-profit organization representing
women state legislators, today recommended that all girls
entering middle school be vaccinated against the human
papillomavirus (HPV), the cause of cervical cancer. The
recommendation is part of the group's new policy recommendations
for the HPV vaccine's implementation in the states. The group
also supports parental exemptions to the HPV vaccine, based on

In June 2005 and June 2006, the ACIP made policy changes for use of live, attenuated varicella containing vaccines for prevention of varicella.

CDC released a revised interim Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for Tdap vaccine. It is identical to the previous interim version except for minor changes in Section 3 that reflect ACIP's evolving recommendations regarding use of Tdap during pregnancy.