Merck & Co., Inc.'s Dance With The Religious Right

Merck needs a hit, and it just might be on the verge of getting one, thanks to some delicate footwork with the religious right. Merck is eagerly awaiting news from the Food and Drug Administration, which is due to make a decision on two key experimental vaccines in the next few weeks. One of those is Gardasil, a controversial vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer.

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