The Washington Post By Rosalind S. Helderman and Fredrick Kunkle Friday, Jan 21, 2011 RICHMOND – The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill Friday that would eliminate the state’s 2007 requirement that girls receive the vaccine against the human papillomavirus before enrolling in the sixth grade. Virginia was the first state in the country […]
Gardasil for Back Door Sex? I'm Still Uncomfortable
Gardasil for Back Door Sex? I’m Still Uncomfortable
Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on January 19, 2011 at 2:55 PM
Gardasil, the controversial vaccine that’s touted to protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV), was recently approved to prevent anal cancer. Because, you know, the back door method and all …
It’s already being used to prevent cancer in the standard lady parts (cervix, vulva, and vagina) and to stop vaginal warts for both men and women. So, the fact that Gardasil adds another cancer to its score card seems great on the surface, right?
But when you look closely at this vaccine and what it does, it leaves many questions as to whether it does more harm than good, and if promoting more of its powers is wise before safety concerns are quelled.
Mom’s advice sways older daughter’s decision to get HPV vaccine
VIHC Vaccine Injury Help Center Posted on January 17, 2011 by RachelB Many young women rely on a key person to help them make critical decisions in life–no matter how old you get, many turn to their mothers for advice and help. This is especially true as many head out on their own–taking their first […]
Sólo seis de cada cien niñas de 14 años se vacunaron del papiloma en 2010
La vacuna que protege del cáncer de cuello de útero y que Salud pone gratis desde 2008 no logra convencer a los padres · Las inmunizaciones han caído un 88% Granadahoy.com GRANADA | Updated 17.01.2011 – 01:00 (Google Translation) The first shot of Granada was the September 15, 2008 at the health center of La […]
The Age-Old Struggle against the Antivaccinationists
New England Journal of Medicine
Gregory A. Poland, M.D., and Robert M. Jacobson, M.D.
N Engl J Med 2011; 364:97-99
January 13, 2011
Since the introduction of the first vaccine, there has been opposition to vaccination. In the 19th century, despite clear evidence of benefit, routine inoculation with cowpox to protect people against smallpox was hindered by a burgeoning antivaccination movement. The result was ongoing smallpox outbreaks and needless deaths. In 1910, Sir William Osler publicly expressed his frustration with the irrationality of the antivaccinationists by offering to take 10 vaccinated and 10 unvaccinated people with him into the next severe smallpox epidemic, to care for the latter when they inevitably succumbed to the disease, and ultimately to arrange for the funerals of those among them who would die (see the Medical Notes section of the Dec. 22, 1910, issue of the Journal). A century later, smallpox has been eradicated through vaccination, but we are still contending with antivaccinationists.
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