Missouri governor signs legislation to support HPV education, vaccination
Missiouri Governor Jay Nixon recently signed House Bill 1375, which will provide funding for educational materials about human papillomavirus (HPV) and its connection to cervical cancer to young women and their parents. According to information about the bill on the official website for the governor’s office, the legislation requires the development of a brochure regarding HPV that will promote immunization for girls and boys. Currently, Gardasil, manufactured by Merck & Co., is the vaccine administered in the U.S. for the prevention of HPVs linked to cervical cancer.