Is it right for the governor of Texas order vaccine for girls?

176>Why does he believe it%26#039;s his choose to make them take anti-cancer vacination, does he know of any long term side affects does anyone???
Reply:Absolutely not, for several reasons:





1. This vaccine is new and I personally don%26#039;t think it%26#039;s been around long enough to be confident it%26#039;s safe in the long run, especially for girls who haven%26#039;t hit puberty yet. (The vaccine can be given to girls as young as 9.)





2. HPV does not affect the general population in the way ALL the other diseases with vaccination requirements do. The rest are airborne illnesses or easily contracted from normal human contact. HPV is sexually transmitted and easily prevented by using condoms or by not having sexual contact with people who are infected. It%26#039;s not like this vaccine is the only line of defense.





3. This is a ridiculously overpriced vaccine. The drug companies are trying to hype it and make it that kind of requirement NOT because HPV is a potential epidemic, but because they are going to get very very rich if they can get states to require it. Most people probably don%26#039;t know that this vaccine is a 3-dose series at $120 PER INJECTION. That%26#039;s $360 for a vaccine most girls don%26#039;t need, most insurance doesn%26#039;t cover (and if it does it covers less than half), many parents can%26#039;t afford, and many health providers aren%26#039;t stocking because of this insane and unjustified price tag. Think of the parents in Texas who are already on public assistance programs who all of a sudden have to shell out $360 per daughter for this.





I do not believe in premarital sex, but I also don%26#039;t think that vaccinating a young girl against this disease would make her think, %26quot;great, I can have sex now.%26quot; I think that%26#039;s probably the weakest argument against vaccinating teen girls against this virus, but there are plenty of other valid arguments that this needs to be the parents%26#039; choice.





We definitely don%26#039;t need to start making this mandatory. The only way to get the price down on this vaccine is to send the message to the drug company that people are going to elect not to be vaccinated at this cost, otherwise they have no motivation to lower their price.
Reply:Well I think he has good intentions...Since there are so many teenagers out there having sex without taking appropriate precautions. I don%26#039;t really think he should be given the authority to force these girls to have the vaccination. Studies show that protecting yourself against HPV can ultimate aid in avoiding cervical cancer, but that does not mean that studies down the road will not show that there is something wrong with the vaccine. It seems like lately all kinds of drugs and vaccines are proving to do more harm than good. Ultimately this is something that needs to be addressed by parents, and not legislators.
Reply:NO! It%26#039;s not right at all! This is a matter of choice for the girls and their parents or guardians.
Reply:thats like people complaining that theres flouride in the water to help us have strong teeth. for some reason people don%26#039;t want what is good for em.





on the other hand, it should be a parents choice, i%26#039;m assuming that this is taken at an early age.





hmmmm.
Reply:Is it right for every state in the union to require childern have DPT vaccinations prior to being allowed to enter school?





Rick Perry isn%26#039;t forcing this issue, he even is giving an out to parents who are convinced their children are going to remain virgins until marriage because of the wonderful religious upbringing they are being given.
Reply:WOW. That is rediculous. Everyone should be able to choose whether or not they want to get the vaccine. No one knows the long term side effects, and we won%26#039;t for many years. If someone has a bad reaction from it, there%26#039;s no way to get it out of your system. This topic is highly related to ordering childhood vaccinations. People should be able to do what they want with their bodies, within rational limits.
Reply:He is doing something positive for young women. They will not receive the injection without parental permission. I can%26#039;t imagine why any parent would not want their daughter to receive a vaccine that could prevent cancer from HPV.
Reply:Well, he didn%26#039;t really order it. If a parent doesn%26#039;t want them to have the vaccine, they don%26#039;t have to take their child to get it. But, what will happen is now it will be mandatory to have this vaccine in order to continue in school. You don%26#039;t have to get your kids immunized at all if you do not want to. But, you will have to home school them as they will not be allowed to enter daycare or any school.





The vaccine will be adminstered prior to entering the 6th grade, at age 11. If a child is advance a year, then they would not take until they are 11.





Could there be side effects to this vaccine, yes. There were side effects to the polio vaccine that was taken orally when I was a child. It was a live vaccine. That is why the vaccine is now given in a shot.





As far as this making kids think it is now ok to have sex. That is the same argument that people who want abstinence only sex education tought. They think by teaching about sex, it will lead to kids having sex. This argument is not valid. Teens are going to have sex with or without the vaccine. It is time for some people to get in touch with reality. Teens have sex. Not all of them, but many do. A vaccine, or handing out condoms, or teaching about safe sex isn%26#039;t going to make them. And not doing any of that stuff is going to stop them either.
Reply:Yes. One of the authorities and responsibilities of states is to help ensure the public health. Classic examples:





States can and do order the use of Chlorine in public water systems to reduce water born disease. They also can and do order the use of Fluoride in water to reduce tooth decay.





States currently have on the books laws requiring immunizations from a number of diseases at birth and prior to entering school. Immunization programs do not work if only a few people are immunized. When the Salk vaccine first became available, there were massive immunizations all over the USA to the extent that today, if a child gets polio, it is most likely due to neglect by the parents.





The order for the new vaccine in Texas is in keeping with the States authority and responsibility for the public health. It is not an order for an %26quot;anti-cancer vaccine%26quot; but rather an order for a vaccine against an infectious disease that is responsible for 70% of the cervical cancer in women.





It will do no good for the general health and welfare of the citizens of Texas if only some women get the vaccine. The ones who did not get immunized will spread the disease.





As far as long term side effects, nothing is 100% safe. However, this vaccine, like all other vaccines is far better than getting the disease. People in the USA have become so unaccustomed to having serious epidemics, they think it can not happen to them, so argue about off-the-wall long term possibilities instead of looking at the facts.
Reply:Has anyone heard of the Swine Flu?


In 1976 more people died from the vaccination for the swine flu than died from the swine flu itself. Who knows how many suffered for the rest of their lives.


The FDA just approved this vaccine. If you trust the FDA get the shot. If not, move out of that state.





I%26#039;d be moving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:The Centers for Disease Control has added the HPV vaccine to the 2007 Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 7鈥?8 Years. This addition has been approved by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. As much as I don%26#039;t like Rick Perry (even though I am Republican living in Texas) and as much as I despise the idea that he might get some type of illegal and under-the-table compensation by Merck for being the HPV poster boy, I believe he is within his power as the governor of Texas to require the vaccine. All the approval testing has been done and follow-up research will continue to be done, but the CDC has approved it and added it to the list of recommended immunizations. All of the other states will follow suit quickly and it will soon be a non-issue. As mentioned in another answer, arrangements have been made so that parents can opt out of the vaccination.