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,JUDITH WOLF,
DIRECTOR
MEDICAL SERVICES
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HAS REFERRED
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GARDASIL (HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (TYPES
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EDITION; OR THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRAT]ON'S 29 CFR
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rN 29 CFR 1910.120Q SECTIONS (C) & (D) . HENCE, A MATBRIAL SAFETY DATA
SHEET IS NEITHER REQUIRED NOR AVA]LABLE.
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ANY MANNER OTHER THAN AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRESCRIBING
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S I N C E R E L YI
JUDITH WOLF, M.D.
DIRECTOR
MEDICAL SERVICES
ENCLOSURE: CIRCULAR
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