Merck suspends lobbying for vaccine
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070221/ap_on_bi_ge/merck_cancer_vaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070214/capt.sge.sls32.140207195415.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=8JpZ47xeKYDEZWM85g1pWg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A view of the Merck Pharmaceutical Company in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. US pharmaceutical giant Merck has reached an agreement with US tax authorities to cough up 2.3 billion dollars to settle a long-running tax dispute, the Internal Revenue Service said.(AFP/File/Tom Mihalek)" border="0" /></a>AP - Merck & Co., bowing to pressure from parents and medical groups, is immediately suspending its lobbying campaign to persuade state legislatures to mandate that adolescent girls get the company's new vaccine against cervical cancer as a requirement for school attendance.</p><br clear="all"/>