HPV vaccine being pushed for teen girls isn't all you may think it is
Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry set off a nationwide firestorm by issuing an executive order mandating that by the fall of 2008, all sixth-grade girls in his state be given the new Merck Gardasil vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), which was developed to prevent some cervical cancers. Although there is a rather involved opt-out provision, parents and legislators were furious at the government interfering with the private health-care decisions of families for their minor children. by Bobbie Patray, Tennessean.com, 3-17-07
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I understand that immunity to HPV is not permanent. If this is true how long is one protected by a vacination adminstered at 11 or 12? Would girls need another vacination at 18, or 30?
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Bob Boothby, At
12:26 PM
If there are any diseases as bad as AIDS, HPV get pretty close. No real effect on men, very difficult to detect, and agressively damaging to women. I'm excited that there is a a vacine for this sexually transmitted disease. Keep in mind that the HPV vacine is limited, it will only work for certain strains of the virus. But, there is a vacine that is 100% effective that very few seem to talk about. It's cheap, incredibly accurate, easy to administer, and can be an effective tool against other std's. It's abstinence.
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