Myth of the fat dodo. The birdâs obesity, slowness and lack of intelligence are commonly given as reasons for its alleged evolutionary inferiority. Dodoes were for years considered not just large, but grossly overweightâto the point that they not only couldnât fly, but could hardly run from their enemies.
The HPV strains that Gardasil protects against are sexually transmitted. The vaccine was approved in the US on June 8, 2006 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 2008, Gardasil was approved in 41 of U.S. states. The Gardasil vaccine has also been approved in 120 other countries.
That's because the virus can spread from or to the parts of the genitals not covered by a condom. Doctors recommend that girls ages 11 through 26 and guys 11 through 21 get the HPV vaccine. The vaccine protects against some types of HPV that cause genital warts and certain types of cancer.