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Wednesday, March 7, 2007
HPV vaccine: Profit vs. protection
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The human papillomavirus vaccine is an important development in the nation’s effort to prevent a form of cancer that infects and kills a small number of women every year in the U.S. But its significant costs and uncertainty about its long-term effectiveness argue strongly against making it mandatory now in Georgia or any other state.
A wiser course would be to concentrate more resources raising awareness about HPV in young women and encourage those who are sexually active to be routinely screened.
Read Mike King’s full column on the subject and tell us what you think: Should Georgia and other states initiate mandatory vaccinations of young women against HPV virus?
