Mandatory HPV Vaccination

Mandatory HPV Vaccination

Should parents support mandatory HPV vaccinations using Gardasil? The drug has proven to be effective at preventing cervical cancer if administered before girls become sexual active. But many parents fear the message that an early... [more]

Should parents support mandatory HPV vaccinations using Gardasil? The drug has proven to be effective at preventing cervical cancer if administered before girls become sexual active. But many parents fear the message that an early vaccination may give to young girls. What's your take?

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LONDON — British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday it was working with health authorities here investigating the death of a schoolgirl following a cervical cancer vaccination. The 14-year-old died on Monday when the Cervarix vaccine was administered at her school in Coventry, central England, as part of a national vaccination to protect women against the disease. Health authorities have isolated the batch of vaccine used in the school involved against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted virus which is the primary cause of cervical cancer. “The incident happened shortly after the girl had received her HPV vaccine in the school,” said Dr. Caron Grainger, ... Read Full Story
Written by paulbarton on
I’ve had major misgivings about the rush to give teenage girls the HPV vaccine which allegedly protects against cervical cancer. Now the experts in the medical community are saying that its a ‘Mass experiment”. They are also now talking about giving it to boys (my human physiology might not be up to much but last time I checked I don’t think boys have a cervix) and young children. The findings come as the cervical cancer vaccination programme was branded a ‘public health experiment’ by a senior researcher who helped develop the drug. Dr Diane Harper – one of the world’s leading cervical cancer experts ... Read Full Story
Written by nfloyd on
A 14-year-old child has died from the Cervarix vaccine (for HPV) across the pond, in Coventry. According to one mother of a child who also attends that school and received round one (of three) of this vaccine: 'It's all very, very worrying. We feel like our children are being treated like guinea pigs. 'I wasn't keen on my daughter having it in the first place but the school seemed insistent.' There's no way in hell a school, or any official, would force me to give my child a vaccine I wasn't confident in. I've written a lot about the risks of the Gardasil vaccine ... Read Full Story
Written by JohnAFoy on
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a group of more than 100 types of viruses (see Question 1 ). Most HPV infections go away on their own (see Questions 1 , 4 , and 5 ) HPVs are the major cause of cervical cancer . HPVs may also play a role in cancers of the anus , vulva , vagina , and penis , and some cancers of the oropharynx (see Question 3 ). Although there is no cure for HPV infection, the warts and lesions these viruses cause can be treated (see Question 10 ). Researchers at the National Cancer Institute and elsewhere are conducting ... Read Full Story
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Health News | Posted by ffnstuff 17 hours ago ( http://www.medicalnewstoday.com ) View profile Made current 1 hour 25 minutes ago The Irish government on Tuesday announced that "very scarce" health resources have led it to abandon a plan to vaccinate all 12-year-old girls in the republic against human papillomavirus, some strains of which can lead to cervical cancer, the Irish Times reports. Share This   Tell a friend   Discard Add to:      |     |     |   Bookmarks    Read Full Story
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday recommended GlaxoSmithKline's human papillomavirus vaccine, Cervarix, for routine use in vaccinating girls and young women to prevent cervical cancer, the AP/New York Times reports (Stobbe, AP/New York Times, 10/21). GSK said the panel recommended routine administration of Cervarix to protect against cervical cancer in girls ages 11 and...  
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Gardasil or other HPV vaccination will no longer be a requirement for immigrant girls and women seeking a green card, according to the Associated Press (AP). Currently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires that all immigrants filing for a green card must receive a variety of shots; the HPV vaccine is [...]  
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Gov. Rick Perry on Monday defended efforts he once made to have girls vaccinated against the HPV virus that can lead to cervical cancer. "I've always though HPV was an issue of life," Perry said in Dallas. The governor was responding to a reporter's question about the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to stop requiring that immigrant girls and women seeking green cards get the HPV, or human papillomavirus vaccine. Two...  
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Starting Dec. 14, the U.S. will no longer require female immigrants seeking permanent resident status to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports. The new rule revises July 2008 guidelines that required female immigrants ages 11 through 26 seeking legal U.S.  
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Immigrants and the HPV vaccineLos Angeles TimesThe vaccine is effective against the four strains of the human papillomavirus most likely to cause cervical cancer and genital warts. ...and more »  
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The U.S. finally saw the light and dropped its requirement that girls and women seeking a green card be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer. It took well over a year, but the federal government has finally realized that it was out of bounds to require immigrant women to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.  
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Good news from a coalition of women of color reproductive justice groups this weekend that the HPV vaccine requirement for immigrant women has been reversed. National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH),...  
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The U.S. finally saw the light and dropped its requirement that girls and women seeking a green card be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer. Editorial: The U.S. finally dropped its requirement that girls and women seeking a green card be vaccinated against the virus.  
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HPV is a viral infection that often causes genital warts and cervical cancer. According to statistics, cervical cancer is the second most fatal type of cancer today. It only affects women which is why a vaccine protection against HPV is specifically given to young women.  
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HPV is a viral infection that often causes genital warts and cervical cancer. According to statistics, cervical cancer is the second most fatal type of cancer today. It only affects women which is why a vaccine protection against HPV is specifically given to young women.  
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