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Earlier this year, we had some very lively discussion on whether it’s appropriate to mandate the HPV vaccine for school-age girls. Some folks argued that parents don’t know when their kids will become sexually active (let’s all hope it’s older than 12, shall we?), so mandating the vaccine protects girls who many not know that […]
A few months ago, Sarah Collins Honenberger joined in the discussion about whether the HPV vaccine Gardasil should be mandated for American girls. Shortly thereafter, she was kind enough to send me her novel, White Lies: A Tale of Babies, Vaccines, and Deception, which is inspired by the real-life events of North Carolina mother Lacy […]
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been in the news a lot lately because of the new HPV vaccine, which is intended to prevent cervical cancer resulting from HPV infection when administered to women ages 9 to 26 years. How has the introduction of this vaccine, marketed by Merck under the trade name Gardasil, changed the […]
On the heels of Wednesday’s article on the closer examination of doctors’ relationships with pharmaceutical companies, an editorial in today’s New York Times calls for some house cleaning on a much higher level, in the FDA.
Earlier this week, Gardiner Harris and Janet Roberts reported in “Doctors’ Ties to Drug Makers Are Put on Close View,”
In […]
I had no idea I was so controversial, but wow! Over at Weary Parent, we’ve been having an ongoing debate about whether the fast-spreading state mandates for the recently approved HPV vaccine Gardasil is a good idea. Responses have ranged from unmitigated support to moral outrage. Apparently I’m somewhere in the middle, […]
Earlier this month, Texas became the first state to mandate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, trade name Gardasil (manufactured by Merck). Reactions are mixed, ranging from praise to righteous indignation, including some folks arguing that it gives girls the idea that extramarital sex is a-okay.
The requirement will take effect in September of […]
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