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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?
"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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From medicalnewstoday.com
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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.
From latimes.com
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- Health & Beauty: Protect your daughters against cervical cancer (icwales.icnetwork.co.uk)
- Health News: Protect your daughters against cervical cancer (walesonline.co.uk)
- Campaign on vaccination against Cervical Cancer underway (search.msn.com)
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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