Merck Pledges To Stop Lobbying States To Pass Laws Requiring Girls To Receive Its HPV Vaccine Gardasil

... Merck has decided to suspend its campaign to lobby for state proposals that would mandate girls receive its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in light of opposition from some parents, patient advocacy groups and public health officials, the Wall Street Journal reports (Carreyrou/Rubenstein, Wall Street Journal, 2/21). [click link for full article] ...