Today, Governor Rick Perry used his position to make girls in the state of Texas submit to the HPV vaccine. The vaccine is three shots administered to diminish the chances of girls developing cervical cancer later. Now, there is a bit of controversy surrounding this particular issue. First of all, Gardasil produced by Merck, is a very new vaccine which does not provide the opportunity of gaining a lot of proven and known facts of what the medication is capable of. No one wants to experiment on their own children, especially not with medication. Maryland has decided not to pass legislation mandating this particular vaccine.
Since children would have to be vaccinated as young as 9 years old, it is understandable that parents would have difficulty allowing this particular inoculation.The controversy is partly due to the subliminal message of acceptable intercourse for children entirely too young to understand the consequences due to their age. Hopefully, the parents do not have any reason for concern in this area. Though, we know the world is full of all kinds of surprises and pressure from various sources. Aside from the children, the parents would like to be the decision-makers of their children. Perhaps, parents should be allowed that courtesy.
Raising children is becoming as regulated as corporations should be. Why should things be this way? I guess, the government has substantial reasons to mandate a new vaccination for young girls. Merck knows for sure that one of the reasons this drug is necessary is definitely not due to the duration of immunity after complete treatment with Gardasil. Now, exactly, why should any legislation mandate this particular vaccine is unknown? How often does this mean girls will be inoculated? How well can a 9 year old girl be shielded from HPV if the duration of immunity is unknown is beyond MERCK and I?!! How about that? It is a blessing to have the love of children and it should be returned equally.
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