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    Re: They are wanting to make the HPV vaccine mandatory in schools

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    Well with any luck the other law makers in Texas have a brain........as for this Governor I think he is completely clueless on this and a few other things
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    Re: They are wanting to make the HPV vaccine mandatory in schools

    Rush to require cancer shot threatens to promote backlash
    Fri Feb 9, 6:59 AM ET


    Thanks to vaccines, devastating diseases such as smallpox and polio have been virtually eradicated in the USA. That wouldn't have happened if states hadn't required immunizations for serious contagious viruses before a child can attend school.

    Now there's a new vaccine, one with potential to prevent cervical cancers that kill 3,700 women each year in the USA and 300,000 worldwide. Called Gardasil, it is manufactured by Merck & Co. and was approved in June by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

    Texas Gov. Rick Perry is so enthusiastic about Gardasil that a week ago, he ordered all girls in the state to be immunized before entering sixth grade, as of September 2008. (Parents can opt out for religious and other reasons.) Prompted in part by a vigorous lobbying campaign by Merck, which stands to earn billions of dollars if the vaccine is required, legislators in 23 other states and the District of Columbia have proposed mandating vaccination against HPV for girls as young as 11.

    Gardasil may well be the huge medical breakthrough it appears to be. But a rush to make it mandatory, less than eight months after FDA approval, could have detrimental consequences. Among the reasons to move more deliberately:

    •Scientific uncertainty. The history of new drugs and vaccines is that unexpected adverse events might not be detected until after millions of people have used them, and the FDA does a poor job of tracking post-approval effects.

    Merck's Vioxx, a blockbuster painkiller drug, was withdrawn in 2004, five years after it was introduced, after studies revealed significant heart risks. A vaccine made by Wyeth, to prevent a highly contagious rotavirus that can cause severe diarrhea and vomiting in children, was withdrawn in 1999, just over a year after it was approved, because of safety concerns.

    So far, every indication is that Gardasil, the world's first anti-cancer vaccine, has only rare and minor side effects. Clinical trials of more than 11,000 females ages 9 to 26 showed it was 100% effective in preventing cervical cancers linked to two types of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease. But no one will know the complete picture until more people are vaccinated for more time. At the moment, Gardasil is so new that scientists aren't sure how long it's effective for.

    •Public unawareness. Little public education about the HPV vaccine has occurred. Support appears strong, but 25% of parents in a recent California study expressed reservations. Mandating Gardasil now could spark an anti-vaccine backlash that would result in fewer girls getting immunized against cervical cancer and other diseases. Perry's executive order short-circuited a legislative debate that could have convinced many Texans of the vaccine's merits.

    •Nature of the disease. HPV is spread only by intimate sexual contact. It isn't in the same class of contagious diseases such as measles, mumps and diphtheria that can spread easily to children in the classroom. Because some parents are uneasy about vaccinating pre-teens for a sexually transmitted disease, the issues need to be handled delicately.

    With more public education and real-life experience, these qualms may soon be overcome and the vaccine may well deserve to be included on lists of required immunizations.


    For now, however, making it mandatory is premature. The vaccine ought to be available, at an affordable price, to everyone who wants it after consulting with a doctor. But sometimes, promotion of a medical advance can move too fast for its own good.

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    OPPOSING VIEW: Gov. Perry responds

    My order protects life

    As governor of Texas, I will do everything in my power to protect public health. The executive order I signed last Friday will help stop the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV) and prevent cervical cancer in young women.
    Some are focused on the cause of this cancer, but I remain focused on the cure. And if I err, I will always err on the side of protecting life.

    For the first time in history, a vaccine exists that can prevent a deadly cancer — the second most common form of cancer in women. The HPV vaccine is approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a second vaccine is expected on the market within the next year.

    Research shows that the HPV vaccine is highly effective in protecting women against the four leading cancer-causing strains of HPV. Though some might argue that we should wait several years before requiring the vaccine, I believe such a delay unnecessarily risks the lives of young women.

    This is not the first vaccine Texas has required for a non-contagious disease. Years ago, Texas required inoculations to prevent the spread of Hepatitis B, spread primarily through sexual contact or shared needles.

    Even with this new requirement, parents can still choose to opt out. But we will never eradicate a disease that impacts 20 million Americans with an "opt in" provision because statistics show only one-quarter of the eligible population gets inoculated in such circumstances. The "opt out" provision — standard for all Texas vaccinations —will help us protect three-quarters of our young women.

    Parents will still have the final word, and a full debate will take place as our health agency adopts implementation rules before the order takes effect in 19 months. And if Texas legislators want to debate and pass a different vaccine law, there is nothing standing in their way.

    If we could stop lung cancer, would some shy away claiming it might encourage tobacco use? This is a rare opportunity to act, and as a pro-life governor, I will always take the side of protecting life.

    Rick Perry, a Republican, is governor of Texas.

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion...ing-view_x.htm



    and a second vaccine is expected on the market within the next year.
    This explains why Merck & Co are spending so much money to get this mandated as a "required" shot NOW.
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    Re: They are wanting to make the HPV vaccine mandatory in schools

    i think it is scary that any one would make this mandatory. I do understand what the vaccine can do but where will it end.

    It is mandatory to get this shot
    next it will be mandatory to do this then that. Dont we as humans, parents, individuals have a say?

    Hope I don't get blasted, but I am NOT going to get this shot just because a few studies say I should.

    A few years back I got medication for a daughter of mine, was told that it was great, there would be no side effects, the studies this and the studies that. AFter a great deal of suffereing on her part and a LOT of prayers on mine, we decided to get the medication. Lo and behold 1 year later a large number of people developed skin cancer from this medicaiton. I was/am horrified, that I choose to use that on my then 5 yr old. I check her continaually to see if her skin is showing any "spots"

    I just think that if societ allows people to regulate this, then really what will be next?

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    Re: They are wanting to make the HPV vaccine mandatory in schools

    Keeping choice on the Gardasil vaccine
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    Tue Feb 13, 3:00 AM ET


    If some state lawmakers around the country prevail, girls as young as 10 could soon face a mandatory medical appointment: They would need to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus said to cause cancer - or risk being denied entrance to school.

    Already 20 states are considering making the vaccine mandatory for preteen girls. In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry avoided a legislative debate with an executive order requiring all girls who will be sixth-graders in September 2008 to be vaccinated.

    In most states, including Texas, parents who object on religious or medical grounds would be able to opt out. But why can't lawmakers reverse the process, letting those who want it "opt in" voluntarily?

    Doctors say the human papillomavirus is the leading cause of cervical cancer. Drug manufacturer Merck claims that the vaccine, called Gardasil, could eliminate 70 percent of cases of a strain of the disease if girls are vaccinated before becoming sexually active. The Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine in June for females between the ages of 9 and 26. Supporters are hailing the vaccine as a sure way to reduce deaths. But some doctors are urging caution.

    Besides the estimated $360 cost for a series of three shots, the most pressing questions are moral and ethical, beginning with: Why the rush? And why the medical coercion?

    If successful, these efforts would mark a shift in public-health policy. Until now, mandatory inoculations have been reserved for diseases regarded as communicable, representing a public health risk. Gardasil is designed to protect against a virus whose transmission can be prevented through individual behavior.

    In addition, Merck is playing multiple roles. As the sole manufacturer of the vaccine, the pharmaceutical giant is waging an aggressive campaign to make its use mandatory. It is helping states such as Florida draft legislation. It is also giving money to Women in Government, a group working to require vaccinations. These efforts hardly represent altruism on the drugmaker's part. Merck stands to make billions of dollars if inoculations become mandatory.

    The vaccine also is said to produce minor, temporary side effects. ]color=red]Since the FDA approved Gardasil last summer, 82 girls and women have reported adverse reactions. Although Merck calls that number "small," no one knows the long-term effects. Among the 25,000 patients who took part in early tests, only 1,194 - less than 5 percent - were preteen girls. That is hardly a reason to turn girls into medical guinea pigs.[/color]

    One hopeful sign comes from Michigan, the first state to introduce such legislation. Lawmakers defeated the bill last month, saying the bill would interfere with family privacy.

    If this vaccine becomes mandatory, where will such government intrusion stop? If other vaccines become available, promising to prevent or cure noncommunicable diseases, might they, too, be required by law?

    Caring parents everywhere want to do what they believe is best for their children. For some in this case, that will mean choosing to have their daughters vaccinated. For others, it will mean declining to do so. Either way, families deserve options, not coercion, in private health matters.

    The decision belongs to parents, not state governments.

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    Re: They are wanting to make the HPV vaccine mandatory in schools

    If men are carriers why the hell isn't there a vaccine for them as well?

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    Re: They are wanting to make the HPV vaccine mandatory in schools

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    If men are carriers why the hell isn't there a vaccine for them as well?
    That is what I have been asking. I guess for the same reason there is no birth control out there for men. Shoot, most men don't even want to wear a condom...lol
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    That is what I have been asking. I guess for the same reason there is no birth control out there for men. Shoot, most men don't even want to wear a condom...lol
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    Re: They are wanting to make the HPV vaccine mandatory in schools

    I saw something about birth control for men the other day. If taken it decreases the sperm count or totally eliminates it. Men were harder to find a birth control pill for since there are thousands of sperm but only one egg for a woman.

    They want to pass this in KS but so far haven't. Hope they don't since it would be mandatory. That is the bad thing about it. Too many drugs have has bad side effects after being on the market for a few years.

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    Re: They are wanting to make the HPV vaccine mandatory in schools

    I think the states would think twice about mandating anything, imagine if it hurt girls reproductive organs WHO IS GOING TO PAY maybe Merck maybe not but I would sue the dang state who mandated it as well. Merck being sued now for heart troubles I heard they will not back down either
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