Texas Gov. orders anti-cancer vaccine for schoolgirls

[peezey 0]

My only issue is that it's only the girls required to get the vaccine. It's approved for boys, too, and has shown to prevent genital warts & penile dysfunction. If men pass this on to women, they should get the vaccine, too.

[Alex+R 0]

My only issue is that it's only the girls required to get the vaccine. It's approved for boys, too, and has shown to prevent genital warts & penile dysfunction. If men pass this on to women, they should get the vaccine, too.

Ah I didn't know that! Well, genital warts sucks but isn't very serious, right? Doesn't that theoretically go away? But for passing it to girls who have not had the vaccine, that could be reason enough.

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Cancer is terminal, that's the difference I believe. Not positive.

[Alex+R 0]

Cancer is terminal, that's the difference I believe. Not positive.

HA. I meant the effects of genital warts for boys would not be that big a deal, but the passing it on would be...

[Cassie 8]

My only issue is that it's only the girls required to get the vaccine. It's approved for boys, too, and has shown to prevent genital warts & penile dysfunction. If men pass this on to women, they should get the vaccine, too.

unless I am missing something, my understanding of all of this is that the HPV is linked to cervical cancer only. This isn't a vaccine against the STD.

[Alex+R 0]

My only issue is that it's only the girls required to get the vaccine. It's approved for boys, too, and has shown to prevent genital warts & penile dysfunction. If men pass this on to women, they should get the vaccine, too.

unless I am missing something, my understanding of all of this is that the HPV is linked to cervical cancer only. This isn't a vaccine against the STD.

The strains of HPV that cause genital warts are supposed to be the same ones that cause cervical cancer. So it would do both.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

My only issue is that it's only the girls required to get the vaccine. It's approved for boys, too, and has shown to prevent genital warts & penile dysfunction. If men pass this on to women, they should get the vaccine, too.

unless I am missing something, my understanding of all of this is that the HPV is linked to cervical cancer only. This isn't a vaccine against the STD.

From the official website of the drug (gardasil.com):

GARDASIL is the only vaccine that may help guard against diseases that are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) Types 6, 11, 16, and 18:

• Cervical cancer

• Cervical abnormalities that can sometimes lead to cervical cancer

• Genital warts

HPV Types 16 and 18 cause 70% of cervical cancer cases, and HPV Types 6 and 11 cause 90% of genital warts cases.

Edited February 3, 2007 by Gupt

[Cassie 8]

My only issue is that it's only the girls required to get the vaccine. It's approved for boys, too, and has shown to prevent genital warts & penile dysfunction. If men pass this on to women, they should get the vaccine, too.

unless I am missing something, my understanding of all of this is that the HPV is linked to cervical cancer only. This isn't a vaccine against the STD.

From the official website of the drug (gardasil.com):

GARDASIL is the only vaccine that may help guard against diseases that are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) Types 6, 11, 16, and 18:

• Cervical cancer

• Cervical abnormalities that can sometimes lead to cervical cancer

• Genital warts

HPV Types 16 and 18 cause 70% of cervical cancer cases, and HPV Types 6 and 11 cause 90% of genital warts cases.

thank you, I appreciate the information

[Aymerlu 3]

good start..they use vaccinations for measles, etc...i like the idea

Too much of the pharmaceutical company influencing public policy. I'd like to see an independent study with recommendations before taking such a bold step.

Exactly! I'm so tired of every time I go to the doctor they say "hey there is a new vaccine out that your child has to have." Some of you may know that my son is autisitc. He started showing odd characteristics about a month after his MMR when he was 18 months. Maybe it's a coincidence, I don't know. But the more reseach I have done on the vaccines and the mercury in it, the more I think this is what caused his problem. He was an outgoing little boy one month, and the next month would look at me with blank stares. Of course the FDA says no, no, no....this does not cause autism I do find it interesting though because now there is word that the FDA may take the mercury out of the vaccines. They say the amount of mercury is so small that it shouldn't make a difference, but think of these babies getting 4-5 shots when they are just a few weeks old. Their immune systems are not even fully developed yet. And think of how much mercury one will get in a lifetime. Makes me go hmmmmmmm.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I am amazed at how many of you are missing the "OMG OMG OMG" factor of this event. Texas is probably the most powerful stronghold of the rightwing Christian movement. For a Texas governor to do this, when (wrongly) most people think of HPV as a sexually transmitted disease, is a HUGE giant big deal. The Christians down here are already in an uproar at the governor "advocating sex for young girls"... yeah, I know. I don't understand these people either. But anyway... wow.

That's a pretty bold statement. I've lived in Texas my entire life, and I am neither "right-wing" nor am I "Christian." Am I conservative? You bet. But I tend to fall in the middle when it comes to politics, siding with both the Republicans and the Democrats when one or the other makes the most sense. Of course, sometimes that's rather difficult as there are times when neither party seems to know what it is doing...

Yes, there are "right-wing Christians" in Texas, no doubt about it. Is Texas the "most powerful stronghold of the right-wing Christian movement?" I certainly don't think so. I've been to other states (which I won't mention to avoid insulting anyone here) which have seemed far more right-wing and religious. I suppose it also depends on where you're talking about as well. In Houston (where I'm from), the people are fairly liberal. The city overwhelmingly voted for John Kerry last election, if you don't believe me. I suppose some of the smaller towns scattered across Texas might be more like your description, however. I try to avoid those "speed-traps" the best I can...

I don't really care why the governor mandated this because it will never harm those girls, as far as we know. You can't prevent HPV any other way besides abstinence since the virus can pass through a condom. If drug companies are responsible for this, then just this time that's ok with me. Mandating this will mean that young girls can be protected from the reactionary beliefs of their parents.

You said the key phrase, Alex: "As far as we know." I'm not against this vaccine; in fact, I think it's a pretty good idea. However, I don't think it's right to say it will "never harm" these girls. All medication has side-effects. Gardasil is a new drug, and we don't know what the effects of it might be down the road. True, it may protect against the few strains of HPV that can cause cerivcal cancer and/or genital warts, but what else might it do? Does it raise the incidence of another type of cancer? Does it cause birth defects? Will certain girls have allergic reactions to it? The list goes on and on, and the answer (unfortunately) is that we just do not know at this time.

Cancer is terminal, that's the difference I believe. Not positive.

HA. I meant the effects of genital warts for boys would not be that big a deal, but the passing it on would be...

Genital warts can be more than ugly. They can be obstructive and painful, and in general, genital warts do not go away by themselves. They need to be treated and removed (sometimes more than once, since the infection persists and the warts can grow back again) by a physician. Treatment usually involves anything from cryotherapy to using lasers to a procedure called LEEP (loop electrosurgical excision procedure). If you don't get the warts treated, they could continue to grow and cause more problems, as well as running the risk of infecting your partner.

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Is Texas the "most powerful stronghold of the right-wing Christian movement?" I certainly don't think so. I've been to other states (which I won't mention to avoid insulting anyone here) which have seemed far more right-wing and religious.

South Carolina came to mind when I read that. Anyone hear of Christian Exodus? This is what their front page says:

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The foundations of the United States of America were laid upon these principles, that the rights of man are God-given and inviolate, that the sole purpose of government is to secure these rights, and that the only just powers of government are those specifically delegated by the people. The federal government is restrained by Constitutional Law, the Sovereign States, and the Citizens of those States, each one made in the image of God, with individual rights to life, liberty, and property.

The federal government was created to protect us from the very tyranny it now practices against us...

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