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.
1981 First vaccine for hepatitis B (first vaccine to target a cause of cancer) 1985 First vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae type b (HiB) 1989 First vaccine for Q fever; 1992 First vaccine for hepatitis A; 1998 First vaccine for Lyme disease; 1998 First vaccine for rotavirus; 21st century. 2003 First nasal influenza vaccine approved in U.S. 2006 First vaccine for human papillomavirus (which is a cause of cervical cancer) 2012 First quadrivalent (4-strain) influenza vaccine