The British doctor who led a study suggesting a link between the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine and autism acted "dishonestly and irresponsibly," a U.K. regulatory panel has ruled.
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Spread by kissing and oral sex, oral HPV infection is behind an explosive rise in throat cancer. It's a major reason why the ACIP, the U.S. vaccine advisory panel, may recommend HPV vaccine for boys.
Many young children in the United States have been under- or improperly vaccinated, and vaccine coverage rates are lower than previously reported as a result, the CDC says.