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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.'s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil 9 for the prevention of oropharyngeal cancers and other head and neck cancers caused by nine different HPV strains. The accelerated approval was granted based on evidence that the vaccine can prevent HPV-related anogenital infections and a clinical trial to evaluate its ability to prevent HPV-related throat infections in men is ongoing.
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