Cervical cancer vaccine runs short
From Times Wire Reports
Demand for the Gardasil vaccine against cervical cancer is outstripping supply as the state offers the shots for free, but there are no plans to accelerate distribution, a public health official said.
“We expected all along there would be an initial demand, but there is a finite amount of resources,” said Greg Moore, spokesman for the state Department of Health and Human Services.
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