Australia’s Prime Minister John Howard said that Australia will spend $342 million USD on Merck and Co.’s Gardasil vaccine which can protect against 70 percent of cervical cancer in young women.
Australia had recently been in talks with distributor CSL Ltd. to bring down the price. The company readily agreed to cut down the prices by 27 percent.
PM Howard further added “Gardasil will be available for a nationwide vaccination campaign commencing next year. This remarkable Australian drug can be made cheaply available to women.”
Australia is all geared up to launch this unique wonder vaccine, free of cost for women aged between 12 and 26.
