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.
Yes. Vaccines are available to help prevent infection by certain types of HPV and some of the cancers linked to those types. As of 2017, Gardasil 9 Â® is the only HPV vaccine available in the United States. Other HPV vaccines are available outside the U.S. All of these vaccines help prevent infection by HPV-16 and HPV-18.