National Security Law Brief, American University Washington School of Law Jacobson v. Massachusetts and the mandatory smallpox vaccinations of Cambridge, Massachusetts have commonly been used to justify mandatory vaccination polices when the vaccine is essential to the safety and health of the community. Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11, 11 (1905). However, with the advances in biotechnology […]
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Recommend Pap smears, not vaccines
The Daily Iowan BY DI EDITORIAL BOARD | NOVEMBER 29, 2011 7:20 AM Controversy continually surrounds the prospect of administering vaccines to America’s youth. Recent efforts to combat the human papillomavirus, and ultimately cervical cancer, through vaccination have only fueled such debates. But in the case of cervical cancer, only one method is statistically proven […]
Should Boys Be Given the HPV Vaccine? The Science Is Weaker than the Marketing
By Jeanne Lenzer, Medical Investigative Journalist Merck’s promotion of Gardasil, its vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV), has a complicated history. First there was the exuberant claim about its reputedly great effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer. Now comes the recommendation last month from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that all 11- and 12-year-old boys should […]
Behind the push for boys to get HPV vaccine
By Marie McCullough, Inquirer Staff Writer Does it make sense to vaccinate all boys against a sexually transmitted virus that causes a common cancer they are physically incapable of developing? An expert government panel last month concluded the answer is yes. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended all U.S. boys ages 11 and 12 be […]
Vaccine victims united
By Sarah Anderson, Maribyrnong Leader GIRLS from all over the country will gather in Maribyrnong for the next meeting of a support group for those who had a “life-changing reaction” to the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. Monash resident Naomi Snell, who says she suffered MS-like symptoms after having Gardasil, is the founder of Australian […]
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