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Toledo legislator's bill proposes cervical cancer vaccine for all sixth-grade girls in Ohio

The Toledo Blade (OH)

December 13, 2006

A bill introduced by a Toledo legislator would require all sixth-grade girls in Ohio be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.

The bill, introduced earlier this week by State Rep. Edna Brown (D., Toledo) includes an opt-out provision for parents unwilling to vaccinate their daughters.

Michigan House drops cervical cancer shots

The Toledo Blade (OH)

December 15, 2006

Legislation that would have made Michigan the first state to mandate a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer has died in the House.

The state Legislature ended its 2005-06 session without acting on the bill first proposed by outgoing Sen. Bev Hammerstrom, (R., Temperance). The Senate had passed a version of the bill in September.

BD to vaccinate 24m children

Daily Times (Pakistan)

December 23, 2006

DHAKA: Bangladesh hopes to have vaccinated 24 million children by Saturday as it strives to stamp out polio, the incurable disease which re-emerged in March this year.

Bangladesh, declared polio-free in August 2000, now has 17 cases after a 2-year-old boy in a village near Sylhet, 350 km (219 miles) northeast of Dhaka, was found to have the virus.

Row over cancer jab plan for all schoolgirls

Guardian Unlimited (UK)

by Gaby Hinsliff,

December 23, 2006

Schoolgirls as young as 12 are to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease linked to cervical cancer, under controversial plans being drawn up by the Department of Health.

Millions of girls would be immunised at school against human papilloma virus (HPV) before they become sexually active. Research has shown the virus is one of the key causes of cervical cancer, which kills around 1,000 women a year.

Governor Perry Orders Texas School Girls Get HPV Vaccine

KLTV (TX)

by Karolyn Davis

February 2, 2007

Governor Rick Perry issued the order making Texas the first state to require the shots to protect against strains of the Human Papilloma Virus.

This means girls will have to get Merck's new vaccine- Gardasil. The vaccine, would be required for girls 11 or 12 years old before they enter school in September of 2008.

Lawmakers Want Cancer Vaccination Required

WBKO

February 5, 2007

State Representative Kathy Stein wants lawmakers to pass a bill that would require middle-school girls to be vaccinated against a virus that causes cervical cancer.

Human Papilloma Virus or HPV is a sexually-transmitted virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer. Stein said her proposal would help spare girls from the threat of cervical cancer which claims the lives of nearly 4,000 women nationally every year.

Chickenpox vaccination cuts risk of superbug

Times Colonist (Canada)

by Sharon Kirkey

February 5, 2007

Parents are being encouraged to vaccinate their children against chickenpox to reduce their risk of contracting a drug-resistant superbug.

"There's a lot of reasons to give children the (chickenpox) vaccine so that they don't get these massive skin lesions that can get infected with other things." Doctors stressed community-acquired MRSA is rare.

A Renewed Battle Against Whooping Cough

The Washington Post

by January W. Payne

February 6, 2007

New mothers and others in close contact with infants should get revaccinated against pertussis, an acute, infectious illness also known as whooping cough -- according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cases of the disease have been rising in recent years, which prompted the 2005 approval of two vaccines that protect adults and adolescents against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap).

Gov Perry39s HPV vaccination order angers profamily group

WDC Media News

February 6, 2007

A conservative group in Texas is raising strong objections to Republican Governor Rick Perry's executive order mandating HPV shots for 11- and 12-year-old female students.

On Friday, Governor Perry signed an order that requires all Texas schoolgirls entering sixth grade to get Gardasil, Merck & Company's new vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus, beginning in the fall of 2008.

Debating a vaccine

International Herald Tribune (France)

February 6, 2007

Merck's vaccine against HPV, given in three shots over eight months provides protection against two strains that cause 70% of all cases of cervical cancer, and against two other strains that cause 90% of genital warts cases.

The side effects are generally mild: pain or tenderness at the site of the injection. Many American parents are appalled at the notion of vaccinating such young girls against a sexually transmitted disease. But the medical reality is that the vaccine will generally not work after a woman has been infected.

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