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| | 5. Which states have vaccine mandates for Gardasil or have considered a mandate? | | 5. Which states have vaccine mandates for Gardasil or have considered a mandate? |
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| − | '''Merck poured millions of dollars into a phony "Women in Government" group designed to push for mandates in all the states. Last year, an uprising by the grassroots stopped that plan right in its tracks, and no states yet have mandatory HPV vaccination.''' | + | '''Merck poured millions of dollars into a phony "Women in Government" group designed to push for mandates in all the states. Last year, an uprising by the grassroots stopped that plan right in its tracks, and only Virginia passed mandatory HPV vaccination, and it has not yet gone into effect.''' |
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| − | 6. Is there any legislation currently under consideration? | + | '''Merck and [[liberals]] are still trying. In February 2008, there has been a big push in [[Kentucky]], for example. Also, the [[District of Columbia]] passed a requirement, but it must be considered and approved by [[Congress]] before becoming effective.'''<ref>http://www.kentucky.com/454/story/323426.html</ref> |
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| | + | 6. Why are some concerned with Gardasil's liability and cost? How much does it cost to vaccinate one girl or woman? |
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| | + | 7. Is there any legislation currently under consideration? |
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| | '''You have to watch what your state legislature is doing. This is happening at the state, not the federal, level. Every state is different.''' | | '''You have to watch what your state legislature is doing. This is happening at the state, not the federal, level. Every state is different.''' |
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| − | 7. What do medical groups say?
| + | 8. What do medical groups say? |
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| | '''The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, the Texas Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics do not support making this vaccine mandatory. Dr. Jon Abramson, a member of the CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices, said in a report published in the Washington Times that "I told Merck my personal opinion that it shouldn't be mandated. And they heard it from other committee members."''' | | '''The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, the Texas Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics do not support making this vaccine mandatory. Dr. Jon Abramson, a member of the CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices, said in a report published in the Washington Times that "I told Merck my personal opinion that it shouldn't be mandated. And they heard it from other committee members."''' |
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| − | 8. What are some risks of the HPV vaccine? Why isn't the media talking about them?
| + | 9. What are some risks of the HPV vaccine? Why isn't the media talking about them? |
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| | '''There have already been deaths after receipt of the HPV vaccine. Many girls who receive the shot say that it is the most painful of all injections they get, and that the vaccine itself burns, unlike the "other shots [that] tend to hurt only at the moment of the needle stick, and not after the vaccine plunges in." Many girls have been known to pass out from the pain.''' | | '''There have already been deaths after receipt of the HPV vaccine. Many girls who receive the shot say that it is the most painful of all injections they get, and that the vaccine itself burns, unlike the "other shots [that] tend to hurt only at the moment of the needle stick, and not after the vaccine plunges in." Many girls have been known to pass out from the pain.''' |
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| − | 9. What do you say to those who equate Gardasil with the polo vaccine as being a lifesaving tool?
| + | 10. What do you say to those who equate Gardasil with the polo vaccine as being a lifesaving tool? |
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| − | 10. Why are some concerned with Gardasil's liability and cost? How much does it cost to vaccinate one girl or woman?
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| | 11. Will this give girls and women a false sense of security? Do they still need regular pap smears to check for cervical cancer? | | 11. Will this give girls and women a false sense of security? Do they still need regular pap smears to check for cervical cancer? |