While HHS Secretary Kennedy frets over food dye in Froot Loops, his 2023 attack on Gardasil — a vaccine proven to prevent ...

A steep fall in demand from China drove a 41% decline in MSD Q1 2025 sales of its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines Gardasil and Gardasil 9, marking a continued setback for the company’s ...

No vaccines other than the COVID-19 vaccines and the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil “were ever tested against placebo, so we have no idea what the risk profile for these products are ...

The drugmaker is still dealing with the fallout over its HPV vaccine Gardasil in China, where a drop in demand forced it to halt shipments and rescind its previous forecast of $11 billion in ...

Net earnings rose 7% to $2.01 per share. Sales of Gardasil, a vaccine that prevents cancers caused by the human papillomavirus, fell 41% to $1.3 billion, which was in line with analyst expectations.

Why it matters: Investors have been particularly concerned about demand for HPV vaccine Gardasil in China, with uncertainty around pharmaceutical tariffs also weighing on shares. Gardasil's 41% ($ ...

But despite vaccines having a "long history of successfully protecting people and communities against infectious diseases," per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), some hesitancy ...

Merck said today its first-quarter adjusted profit rose 7% as lower costs helped offset a 2% decline in sales, reflecting a January decision to pause shipments of its Gardasil vaccine to China due ...

MSD's Gardasil®9, a nine-valent HPV vaccine, is approved for use in males between 16 and 26 years old by China's National Medical Products Administration on Monday. [Photo provided to chinadaily ...

Chinese firms sell HPV shots that cost about 300 yuan ($41), one-tenth the price of Gardasil. While those cheaper vaccines don’t cover as many viral strains as Merck’s, the country’s ...

But then, while pregnant with her first child in 2012, a family she nannied for suggested she read a book that claimed to describe the dangers of vaccines. “It just snowballed from there ...